Italian
Tuscan, for example
Italian refers to anything relating to Italy, its people, language, or culture.
As a noun, it denotes a person from Italy or of Italian descent, or the Romance language spoken there.
The adjective describes things originating from or characteristic of Italy: Italian cuisine, Italian opera, an Italian accent.
Italian carries strong associations with art, food, fashion, and craftsmanship.
She's learning Italian before her trip to Rome.
Shaped wheat dough
- pizzaTopped flatbread dish
- risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
- gelatoItalian frozen dessert
- espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
prosciutto · mozzarella · tiramisu · carbonara · bruschetta · gnocchi · focaccia · antipasto
Latin-descended language group
- Latin rootsRoman word origins
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- conjugationVerb form variation system
pronunciation · dialects · Tuscan · fluency · bilingual · idiomatic · phonetics · vernacular
European cultural reawakening
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
- Da VinciTuscan Renaissance polymath
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
- RaphaelRenaissance painter from Urbino
Caravaggio · Titian · Giotto · fresco · Sistine Chapel · Uffizi Gallery · marble · sculpture
Theatrical art combining song
- VerdiItalian opera composer
- PucciniItalian operatic composer
- VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
- ariaOperatic solo piece
Rossini · soprano · tenor · libretto · La Scala · bel canto · maestro · concerto
Ancient state from Augustus onward
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- PompeiiVolcano-buried Roman city
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
- CaesarRoman imperial title
Augustus · Forum · aqueducts · Vesuvius · legions · centurion · Republic · Pax Romana
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
consulate · naturalization · dual citizenship · heritage · ancestry · compatriot · immigrant · emigrant
pasta
Shaped wheat dough
espresso · prosciutto · mozzarella · tiramisu · carbonara · bruschetta · gnocchi · focaccia · antipasto · minestrone
Romance
Latin-descended language group
- Latin rootsRoman word origins
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
conjugation · pronunciation · dialects · Tuscan · fluency · bilingual · idiomatic · phonetics · vernacular · Neapolitan
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
- Da VinciTuscan Renaissance polymath
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
Raphael · Caravaggio · Titian · Giotto · fresco · Sistine Chapel · Uffizi Gallery · marble · sculpture · Baroque
opera
Theatrical art combining song
Rossini · aria · soprano · tenor · libretto · La Scala · bel canto · maestro · concerto · sonata
Roman Empire
Ancient state from Augustus onward
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- PompeiiVolcano-buried Roman city
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
Caesar · Augustus · Forum · aqueducts · Vesuvius · legions · centurion · Republic · Pax Romana · Spartacus
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
embassy · consulate · naturalization · dual citizenship · heritage · ancestry · compatriot · immigrant · emigrant · native
amore
Love, in Italian
- passionIntense emotional drive
- Romeo and JulietTragedy of rival households
- CasanovaProverbial ladies' man
gondola · Venice · serenade · courtship · lovers · bella · romance · affection · enamored · tryst
- cuisinesFrench cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine, Indian cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- NationalitiesAmerican, Australian, Brazilian, British, Canadian
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Greek
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
Italiannon-Italian
Outside that Mediterranean nation
Germanic · British · Japanese · Chinese · Scandinavian
Italianreserved
Restrained in manner
stoic · cold · unemotional · British · Scandinavian
- Italian icesFruit-flavored frozen confections
- Italian townSettlement in boot-shaped country
- Italian dressingHerbed vinaigrette with oregano
- Italian breadLoaf from the peninsula
- Italian sausageFennel-spiced pork links
- Italian caféEuropean coffeehouse, Mediterranean style
Italians, Italia, Italianate, italics, Italianize, Italianized, Italian ice