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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNicht-Italiener
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɪçt i.taˈljaː.nɐ
"Er wurde von der älteren Generation scherzhaft als Nicht-Italiener bezeichnet."
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A derogatory or humorous term used by Italian immigrants and their descendants to refer to non-Italians, particularly Anglo-Saxons or North Americans.
"My grandmother jokingly called my non-Italian boyfriend a mangia-cake because he put ketchup on his pasta." - 2
A person who eats plain, non-ethnic, or commercially processed foods rather than traditional, rich cuisine.
"He refused to try the octopus salad, preferring to stick to his mangia-cake diet of plain white bread and butter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from a combination of the Italian imperative verb 'mangia' (eat) and the English noun 'cake', originating as an ethnic slur or humorous term used by Italian-Americans and Italian-Canadians. Historically, it emerged during mid-20th-century immigrant waves to describe non-Italians who allegedly did not appreciate traditional, authentic Italian cuisine and instead preferred plain or processed foods.
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non-italien
Transliteration: nɔ̃ i.ta.ljɛ̃
"Il est considéré comme un non-italien dans le quartier."
Nicht-Italiener
Transliteration: nɪçt i.taˈljaː.nɐ
"Er wurde von der älteren Generation scherzhaft als Nicht-Italiener bezeichnet."
mangiacake
Transliteration: ˈmandʒaˌkek
"Gli immigrati italiani usavano questo termine per indicare chi non era italiano."
no italiano
Transliteration: no i.taˈlja.no
"Lo llaman así por no ser de ascendencia italiana."
não italiano
Transliteration: nɐ̃w i.taˈlja.nu
"Ele é visto como um não italiano pela comunidade tradicional."
गैर-इतालवी
Transliteration: gair-italvi
Script: गैर-इतालवी व्यक्ति
"उन्हें इतालवी संस्कृति की ज्यादा समझ नहीं है।"
非意大利人
Transliteration: fēi yì dà lì rén
"老一辈人用这个词来形容非意大利裔的人。"
비이탈리아인
Transliteration: bi-ital-li-a-in
"그는 이탈리아계 이민자들 사이에서 비이탈리아인으로 불렸다."
イタリア系以外の人
Transliteration: Itaria-kei igai no hito
"彼女の夫はイタリア系コミュニティでは外様扱いされている。"
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