Italiana
Italiana noun: an Italian woman.
Noun
Italiana (plural Italianas)
- An Italian woman.
- Valli is opposite your^([sic]) old idea of an Italiana—the operatic, combustious cheribiribim of Napoli who asphyxiates you with garlic kisses and sings Tosca while milking the goat in the parlor.1948 September, Herb Howe, “[Alida] Valli of Enchantment”, in Adele Whitely Fletcher, editor, Photoplay, volume 33, number 4, New York, N.Y.: Macfadden Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 99, column 1
- walked straight through Cacabelos, my intended stay, and met up with some friends of his… Laura - Irish, two Brasileiras, and two Italianas.2004 August 29, James Timberlake, “journal - 8/29/04”, in Upon This Stoney^([sic]) Holy Year, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, published 31 August 2011, →ISBN, page 116
Forms of Italiana
| plural | Italianas |
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Origin of Italiana
From Italian italiana.
Questions about Italiana
- What does Italiana mean?
- Italiana means an Italian woman.
- What part of speech is Italiana?
- Italiana is a noun.
- What is the plural of Italiana?
- The plural of Italiana is Italianas.
Words near Italiana in the dictionary
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