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Related forms
I·tal·ian·esque, adjective
an·ti-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
half-I·tal·ian, adjective
non-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
pro-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
Pronunciation note
The pronunciation of Italian with an initial
[ahy] sound (pronounced like the word eye ) and often with level stress on the first and second syllables: [ahy-tal-yuh
n] is heard primarily from uneducated speakers. This pronunciation is sometimes facetious or disparaging in purpose and is usually considered offensive.
The pronunciation of Italian with an initial
[ahy] sound (pronounced like the word eye ) and often with level stress on the first and second syllables: [ahy-tal-yuhn] is heard primarily from uneducated speakers. This pronunciation is sometimes facetious or disparaging in purpose and is usually considered offensive.
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Link To Italian
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Italian
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
Italian (ɪˈtæljən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland: the native language of approximately 60 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family, and there is a considerable diversity of dialects |
| 2. | a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Italy, or a descendant of one |
| 3. | See Italian vermouth |
| —adj | |
| 4. | relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Italy, its inhabitants, or their language |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
Italian
1422, "native of Italy," from It. Italiano, from Italia "Italy," from L. Italia, probably from a Gk. alteration of Oscan Viteliu "Italy," but originally only the southwestern point of the peninsula, perhaps originally "land of cattle," related to L. vitulus "calf," or else a tribal name from an Illyrian
word of unknown meaning. Italianate (1572) is from It. Italianato "rendered Italian," from Italiano.
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