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Italian

adj
/ɪˈtæl.jən/CA/aɪˈtæl.jən/

Etymology

From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”).

  1. derived from Italia
  2. derived from Italiānus
  3. inherited from Italian

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to Italy.

    • Italian borders

  2. Pertaining to its people or their cultures.

    • Italian cuisines

  3. Pertaining to their language.

    • Italian verbs
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Using an italic style

      Using an italic style; italic.

    2. An inhabitant of Italy or a person of Italian descent.

      • A tour group of Italians is visiting Westminster Cathedral today.
      • As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.

    3. The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of…

      The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland; various varieties (dialects) exist.

      • The tour group asked their questions in Italian, and their tour guide translated.
      • In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets.

    4. A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with Italy or Italian people.

      • A: What's for dinner tonight? B: I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some Italian tonight!
      • Simple Cannoli, Lemon Ice, or a delicious Tira Mi Su. With so many wonderful recipes, you can eat Italian anytime.

    5. Ellipsis of Italian cloth.

      • They bought a bolt of the finest Italian that can be had this side of Italy.

    6. Ellipsis of Italian vermouth, a dark-colored sweet or mildly bitter vermouth.

      • gin and Italian
      • So the English women would have been interested in American drinks, and in came the gin-and-Italian, for example.

    7. Ellipsis of Italian bread.

      • Can I please get a meatball sub on Italian? Thank you!

    8. Ellipsis of Italian sandwich.

      • Can I please get an Italian and a beer? Thank you!

The neighborhood

Derived

anti-Italian, Italian a, Italian bee, Italian brainrot, Italian brain rot, Italian bread, Italian cloth, Italian cypress, Italian dandelion, Italian dressing, Italian East Africa, Italian Game, Italian greyhound, Italian ice, Italian iron, Italian ivy, Italian juice, Italian kale, Italian millet, Italian paste, Italian Riviera, Italian sighthound, Italian Somaliland, Italian stone pine, Italian strawflower, Italian strike, Italian thistle, Italian vermouth, Sicilian Italian, Italian of the East, Old Italian

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Italian. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA