itagliano
Italian
editEtymology
editA corruption of italiano, where standard /lj/ became [ʎ], a distinct Italian phoneme that is spelled -gli- before vowels.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edititagliano
- (chiefly northern Italy) Misspelling of italiano.
Usage notes
edit- 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
edititagliano
- (chiefly northern Italy) Misspelling of italiano.
Proper noun
edititagliano m
- (humorous, informal, derogatory) ungrammatical or misspelled Italian language