Scopa glossary

The words you'll hear at the Scopa table, explained in a few lines, with the English meaning. In alphabetical order of the Italian word.

Asso (ace): The card worth 1. In the primiera it's worth 16.
Carte (cards): The end-of-hand point for whoever captured the most cards, that is at least 21.
Carte napoletane (Neapolitan cards): The 40-card deck Scopa is played with, in the suits coins, cups, swords and clubs.
Cavallo (knight): The face card worth 9.
Denari (coins): The suit with the coins. It's also the end-of-hand point for whoever captured at least 6 of them.
Fante (jack): The face card worth 8.
Mano (hand): A round of play from the deal until the deck has run out and the points are counted.
Mazziere (dealer): Whoever deals the cards. It changes every hand.
Presa (capture): When your card takes one or more cards off the table.
Primiera: The point for whoever has the highest total with their best card in each suit (7 is worth 21, 6 is worth 18, ace 16).
Re (king): The face card worth 10.
Scopa (sweep): When a capture takes all the cards on the table. It's worth one point.
Settebello: The 7 of coins. Whoever takes it scores a point.
Somma (sum): A capture of several cards whose values add up to the card played.
Ultima presa (last capture): Whoever makes it also takes the cards left on the table at the end of the hand. It doesn't count as a scopa.