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Italian
Etymology
A corruption of italiano, where standard /lj/ became , a distinct Italian phoneme that is spelled -gli- before vowels.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.taʎˈʎa.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: i‧ta‧glià‧no
Adjective
itagliano
- (chiefly northern Italy) Misspelling of italiano.
Usage notes
- It is mostly found in some Northern spoken varieties in which the standard /l/ is quite palatalised when followed by /i/ or /j/. In the written language this form mostly surfaces in primary school children and it is not considered an acceptable rendering of the word, despite being a regular rendering of a common pronunciation.
Noun
itagliano
- (chiefly northern Italy) Misspelling of italiano.
Proper noun
itagliano m
- (humorous, informal, derogatory) ungrammatical or misspelled Italian language
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