italiano
Portuguese, noun/i.ta.liˈɐ̃.nu/
italiano is spelled I-T-A-L-I-A-N-O (8 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Italiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Italian (person from Italy or of Italian descent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da Itália ou seu habitante”.
What does italiano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Italian (of or relating to Italy)
- 2
Italian (relating to the Italian language)
noun
- 1
masculineItalian (person from Italy or of Italian descent)
noun
- 1
masculineItalian (Romance language spoken in Italy)
- 2
masculinethe Venetan dialect spoken in Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da Itália ou relativo a ela
noun: 1. natural da Itália ou seu habitante 2. língua românica (ou neolatina) falada na Itália 3. dialeto toscano, oficializado como linguagem padrão da península italiana; língua oficial da República Italiana
noun: 1. prenome masculino
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of italiano
- italiana feminine
- italianos masculine plural
- italianas feminine plural
- mais italiano comparative
- o mais italiano superlative
- italianíssimo superlative
- italianinho diminutive
- italianão augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce italiano?
- Brazil /i.ta.liˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /i.taˈljɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /i.tɐˈljɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to italiano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is italiano in Portuguese?
italiano appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).