italiano
Italian — relating to Italy, its people, language, or culture
Definitions
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1
Italian (adjective) — describing something or someone from Italy
“El cocinero prepara una deliciosa receta italiana en el restaurante.”
The cook prepares a delicious Italian recipe at the restaurant.
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2
Italian (noun) — a person from Italy
“Mi vecino es un italiano muy simpático que llegó hace dos años.”
My neighbor is a very friendly Italian who arrived two years ago.
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3
Italian (noun) — the Italian language
“Ella estudia italiano porque quiere vivir en Roma el próximo año.”
She studies Italian because she wants to live in Rome next year.
Word forms
- Plural
- masculine plural: italianos; feminine plural: italianas
- Usage
- As a noun referring to a person, it is capitalized in some style guides, but Spanish generally writes nationalities in lowercase.
In Spanish, nationality adjectives and nouns are typically written in lowercase (italiano, not Italiano), unlike in English. The word changes form to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies: italiano, italiana, italianos, italianas.