Italish

adj
/ɪˈtælɪʃ/UK/ɪˈtælɪʃ/US

Etymology

From Italy + -ish. Compare Italic.

  1. derived from *wet-
  2. suffixed as italish — “Italy + ish

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to Italy, its people, or language

    Pertaining to Italy, its people, or language; Italian.

    • first Patron S. Frances, as we find in the history of his idolatrous feast, and also in the book of conformities of Frances to Christ, written by an Italish friar called Bartholomew Pisanus.
    • “O Italish England,” he wrote, “what has become of your ancient fortitude and might; since Tuscanism has come in, Vanity is above all else, and next comes villainy; there is no one who is not a minion; grand words cover feeble deeds.”
  2. Made in the Italian manner, or appearing Italian.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Italish. 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