The best replacement for italian is spanish.

The best alternatives to italian are rated as following:
★★★★★  spanish
★★★★  french
★★★  northern renaissance
★★  sicilian
★★  french bread
★★  irish
★  latin
★  english sonnet
★  carniolan
★  russian bees
★  portuguese
★  european
★  curly parsley
★  carniolan bees
★  german unification
★  german
★  french macaron
  spanish language
  northern renaissance art
  french language
  swiss buttercream
  french wine
  greek
  french meringue
  southern italian
  indian ferrari
  petrarchan
  some kind of spanish
  american pizza
  northern humanism
  mexican flag
  french easier
  russian
  southern italian cuisine
  french roast
  swiss meringue buttercream
  french food
  mexican
  irish flag
  eyetalian
  italy
  italien
  us beretta 92fs
  english bottom bracket
  english sonnets

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Speaking about italian, one probably shouldn't forget about papers.

Other search terms related to italian and their ratings are:
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