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.
Italian is spoken by around 58 million people in Italy, southern Switzerland, San Marino, Sicily, Corsica, northern Sardinia, and approximately 5 million in North and South America. Of all the major Romance languages, Italian retains the closest resemblance to Latin.