Italophile

American  

[ih-tal-uh-fahyl, it-l-uh-] / ɪˈtæl əˌfaɪl, ˈɪt l ə- /

noun

1. a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.

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adjective

1. Also Italophil favoring Italian customs, manners, traditions, etc.

Etymology

Origin of Italophile

1905–10; Ital(ian) + -o- + -phile

Example Sentences

And if you knew a bit about Cheever, you might know that he was a keen Italophile who read everything he could about its history and politics, and went so far as to move his family to Rome for a year in 1956.

From The Wall Street Journal

Edwin Garrubbo — who is in the cosmetics business and an Italophile, with family ties to Italy — has written the “Garrubbo Guide,” a well-researched book with just about every detail of the Italian table.

From New York Times

My wife, Gigi, a committed Italophile, had always harbored a dream of doing art-restoration work in her favorite country, and landed on the Messors website while looking around for a way to do so.

From Washington Post

Conan O’Brien heads to Italy with an Italophile.

From New York Times

Even my Italophile friends hadn’t heard of it.

From The Guardian