Definition of pedal for English Language Learners. : 1  a flat piece of metal, rubber, etc., that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work, or stop. : 2  a lever on a piano, organ, etc., that you push with your foot to make or change a sound.
In Rome, the capital of Italy, they speak Italian. actually Rome was founded in the 700 B.C.'s so Italian wasn't a language Romans spoke all Latin.
The official and most widely spoken language is Italian, a descendant of Tuscan. All Romance varieties spoken in Italy, except Standard Italian, are often colloquially referred to as dialects, although for some of them the term may coexist with other labels like minority languages or vernaculars.