Piedmontese

American  

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Piedmontese
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Piedmontese

First recorded in 1635–45; Piedmont + -ese

Example Sentences

Bagna cauda, the Piedmontese anchovy-laden dipping sauce, gives crisp cucumber spears a deeply savory edge.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

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

The king of Sardinia made peace in May, ceding Nice and Savoy to the Republic and consenting to receive French garrisons in his Piedmontese fortresses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various