Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

itallywood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ital-ly-wood
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Italian actors and directors working in Hollywood

Example Sentences

"Hal Roach Goes Italywood. Hal Roach of bathing beauty and film comedy fame, and Vittorio Mussolini, Il Duce's flying son, announced tonight formation of an equal partnership for production of motion pictures."
"From a critical, cinematic point of view, certainly Io Sono con Te can be easily placed within the current, and unfortunately rare category of “contemporary Italian art films” that stand out in contrast for style and themes from en vogue cinepanettone and Itallywood movies."

Etymology

Blend of Italy + Hollywood, more popular in the silent film era.

Inflected Forms

Italywood (alternative)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

Bollywood Kollywood Mollywood Nollywood and similar

Questions

What does itallywood mean?: Italian actors and directors working in Hollywood
Where does itallywood come from?: Blend of Italy + Hollywood, more popular in the silent film era.

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