itálico

italic

adjective ee-TAH-lee-koh Rare

Origin: From Latin italicus, relating to Italia.

Also means

Italic (relating to ancient Italy)

Usage Note

Itálico most commonly means 'italic' in typography, referring to the slanted typeface: letra itálica. It is also a historical adjective meaning 'Italic', relating to the peoples and languages of ancient Italy (lenguas itálicas). In everyday writing, cursiva is often preferred over itálica for the typographic sense.

Examples

"El título está escrito en letra itálica."

Natural Translation

The title is written in italic type.

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