Italianism


I·tal·ian·ism

I0260600 (ĭ-tăl′yə-nĭz′əm)n.1. An Italian idiom or custom.2. A quality characteristic of Italy or its people.

Italianism

(ɪˈtæljəˌnɪzəm) or

Italicism

n1. an Italian custom or style2. Italian quality or life, or the cult of either

I•tal•ian•ism

(ɪˈtæl yəˌnɪz əm)

n. 1. an Italian practice, trait, or idiom. 2. Italian quality or spirit. [1585–95]

Italianism

an Italian loanword in English, as chiaroscuro. Also Italicism.See also: Language