piemontesismo

Italian

Etymology

From piemontese (“Piedmontese”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

Noun

piemontesismo m (plural piemontesismi)

1. (linguistics) an idiom or expression that is typical of the Piedmontese language
2. (historical) the cultural and political supremacy of Piedmont over the rest of Italy after he declaration of the Kingdom of Italy (1861)

Related terms

• piemontesità
• piemontesizzazione
• spiemontizzarsi