Italianised

Given Italian flavor

Italianised is the British spelling of Italianized, meaning made Italian in character, style, or form.

Architecture, music, or names may be Italianised by adopting Italian features or endings: The composer Italianised his name from Johann to Giovanni.

The garden was Italianised with cypress trees and marble fountains.

linguistic

loanword

Imported vocabulary item

pronunciation · accent · orthography · transliteration · adaptation · calque · neologism · cognate · etymology · Romance

cultural

acculturation

Adopting another group's customs

naturalization · enculturation · adoption · influence · appropriation · hybridization · syncretism · absorption · infusion · incorporation

culinary

pasta

Shaped wheat dough

pesto · mozzarella · prosciutto · bruschetta · cappuccino · tiramisu · marinara · gorgonzola · panini · antipasto

Opposites
cultural/linguistic adaptation

ItalianisedAmericanised

Altered for US usage

Germanised · Anglified

preservation vs. transformation

Italianisedoriginal

First or inventive

authentic · unaltered · preserved · native · unadapted

direction of cultural transformation

ItalianisedGermanised

Made culturally German

assimilated · naturalised

Family

Italy, Italian, Italianize, Italianized, Italianizing, Italianization

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