No. 1,368 in Portuguese
italiano
"Italiano" means "Italian" in English.
In a sentence
O professor italiano chegou mais cedo hoje.
The Italian professor arrived earlier today.
In this sentence, 'italiano' is used as an adjective to describe the nationality of the professor.
Ela começou a estudar italiano na universidade.
She started studying Italian at the university.
Here, 'italiano' refers to the Italian language being studied.
O italiano sempre foi considerado um idioma romântico.
Italian has always been considered a romantic language.
In this context, 'italiano' functions as a noun referring to the Italian language.
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