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• Milanese
  Milanese

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
• milanese
  milanese

  adjective

  of or relating to Milan, its people, culture, etc

Milanese

American  

[mil-uh-neez, -nees, mil-uh-ney-zee, mee-lah-ne-ze] / ˌmɪl əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌmɪl əˈneɪ zi, ˌmi lɑˈnɛ zɛ /

noun

Milanese plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.

2. the Italian dialect spoken in Milan.

3. (lowercase)

   1. a run-resistant, warp-knitted fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon used in the manufacture of women's apparel.

   2. a warp-knit structure in which two sets of threads are knitted in an interlocking series forming a crossed diagonal or diamond pattern.

   3. the machine that produces this knit structure.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Milan, Italy, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian.

2. Italian Cooking.

   1. (especially of meats) coated with flour or breadcrumbs and browned in hot oil or butter.

   2. (especially of pasta) having a sauce of tomatoes, mushrooms, grated cheese, shredded meat, and truffles.

      spaghetti Milanese.

milanese British  

/ ˌmɪləˈniːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to Milan, its people, culture, etc

2. of a fine lightweight knitted fabric of silk, rayon, etc

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noun

1. the Italian dialect spoken in Milan

2. a native or inhabitant of Milan

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Milanese
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Milanese

From Italian, dating back to 1475–85; see origin at Milan, -ese

Example Sentences

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Milanese milanese

“I certainly prefer Wagner over the Olympics,” said Alessandro Scarpa, a 50-year old Milanese investment banker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Chinese buyer John Chen, 45, sported a gold brooch in the shape of a triangle, the Milanese brand's logo, on a green sweater just below his neck.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

The religion and Spanish teacher at San Francisco’s Archbishop Riordan High School was at the San Donato Milanese train station in Milan, Italy, and he was bleeding out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

Many had been called in from all sides of Italy to be in Rome today - resulting in a rather joyous blend of accents from across the country, from the Sicilian to the Milanese.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025

We sat down frequently to coq au vin, prime ribs au jus, and cotelette Milanese with all the trimmings.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

A cemita milanese de pollo, a birria taco and esquites, a corn salad, are also on the menu.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2021

Modena’s lunch selections, surprisingly long, include puffy golden veal milanese draped over cheesy polenta and sauteed greens, with a charred lemon wedge for additional spark.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2020

Foodwise, they go extremely well with the butter-rich dishes of Lombardy, like saffron-scented risotto alla milanese and well-fatted osso buco.

From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 30, 2012

Another pillar of milanese fashion is Mariuccia Mandelli, 51, founder of the 27-year-old house of Krizia.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1871 appeared his Novellaja fiorentina, and in the following year the Novellaja milanese.

From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick