Italianization

noun

Ital·​ian·​iza·​tion

variants also British Italianisation

ə̇ˌtalyənə̇ˈzāshən, 

-ˌnīˈz-

plural -s

1

: the action or process of italianizing or of becoming italianized

2

: something (as a name or word) that has been italianized

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