Etymology

Italese

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Today it means: A mixture of English and Italian used among Italian immigrants in Canada. Full definition →

Italian italese
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromitalese
  2. English todayItalese

From Italian italese, where it is a blend of italiano + canadese.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.