gocciolone

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡot.t͡ʃoˈlo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: goc‧cio‧ló‧ne

Etymology 1

From gocciola +‎ -one (forms agent adjective/nouns).

Adjective

gocciolone (feminine gocciolona, masculine plural goccioloni, feminine plural gocciolone) (also nominalised)

  1. (Tuscan) often having a runny nose (of a person). snivelly, snotty
  2. (archaic) stupid, simpleton, dupe
    Synonyms: tonto, semplicione

Etymology 2

From gocciola +‎ -one (forms augmentatives).

Noun

gocciolone m (plural goccioloni)

  1. Augmentative of goccia: large drop

Further reading
  • gocciolone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • gocciolone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • gocciolóne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • gocciolóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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