Draft:Piedmontese-ism

A Piedmontese-ism is a word or expression in a language that was loaned directly from the Piedmontese language, and that often takes the place of a word with the same meaning in the recipient language.

Piedmontese-isms are found mainly in the variety of the Italian language that is spoken in Piedmont. It is not just in Piedmontese that Italian loan words are found, but in the opposite direction as well. Often, Piedmontese people do not realise this when they speak Italian, and this is also true for those who live in Piedmont but don't speak Piedmontese. They realise, rather, that when they leave Piedmont and go to Rome or Naples for example, some expressions such as far pranzo (to have lunch), cicless (chewing gum), solo più uno (just one) and are met with some confusion.

Examples
Here are some examples of Piedmontese-isms in the Italian language. As stated above, they are expressions that may not be understood outside of Piedmont.