Italianize
Give Italian character
To Italianize is to make something Italian in character, form, or style.
This might mean adapting a word to Italian spelling or pronunciation, giving a place Italian cultural features, or cooking something in an Italian manner: She Italianized her grandmother's Polish recipe with olive oil and basil.
Also spelled Italianise.
Shaped wheat dough
- risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- basilFragrant culinary leaf
oregano · tomato sauce · parmesan · prosciutto · bruschetta · antipasto · marinara · pesto
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
Tuscan · villa · columns · arches · ornate · gilded · mosaic · palazzo
Word-ending addition
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
spelling · ending · syllable · cadence · musicality · Romanize · Latinize · transliterate
pasta
Shaped wheat dough
basil · oregano · tomato sauce · parmesan · prosciutto · bruschetta · antipasto · marinara · pesto · mozzarella
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
terracotta · Tuscan · villa · columns · arches · ornate · gilded · mosaic · palazzo · piazza
suffix
Word-ending addition
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
intonation · spelling · ending · syllable · cadence · musicality · Romanize · Latinize · transliterate · adaptation
opera
Theatrical art combining song
romance · gestures · passion · dolce vita · siesta · aperitivo · family · celebration · flair · sophistication
ItalianizeAmericanize
Adapt to US culture
Germanize · Hispanicize · Russify · Latinize · neutralize