Piedmontese

American

[peed-mon-teez, -tees] / ˌpid mɒnˈtiz, -ˈtis /

noun

plural

Piedmontese

a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the people or region of Piedmont, Italy.

Etymology

Origin of Piedmontese

First recorded in 1635–45; Piedmont + -ese

Example Sentences

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What does musky, garlicky rare Piedmontese white truffle taste like if you can't taste anything?

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

Chowhounds will appreciate the twist on the classic Piedmontese vitello tonnato, broadened to embrace “tonno vitellato.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

Cavour threw the bulk of the Piedmontese army into the Papal States, annexing them and heading off Garibaldi.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Lombe wished to figure out how the Piedmontese spun strong yarn from silkworm silk.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2019

After a vote manipulated by Cavour, Tuscany, Modena, Parma and the Romagnas were confiscated to the Piedmontese government.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)

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