peplum

noun /ˈpɛpləm/

1. A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.

   uncountable

2. An individual film in this genre.

   countable

   […] there were hastily produced B movies, such as the peplums, the spaghetti westerns, the detective stories, the horrors.

Where it comes from

From French péplum, from Latin peplum, from Ancient Greek πέπλων (péplōn), neuter of πέπλος (péplos).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry peplum (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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