English really botches up Italian too. Have you ever heard of the dish
shrimp scampi?
In the USA, a popular drink is called a latte. It's an espresso with steamed milk combo which I am sure is also available at any Starbucks in the UK too. The reality is that latte means milk-- just milk nothing more in Italian.
Portuguese sounds really nice too, and I am surprized you find it odd-sounding. Brazilian Portuguese is especially nice. Written Portuguese is similar to Spanish, even more similar than Italian.