mascherone

Italian

Etymology

From maschera +‎ -one.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.skeˈro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ma‧sche‧ró‧ne

Noun

mascherone m (plural mascheroni)

  1. Augmentative of maschera
  2. mask (especially a grotesque one)
  3. (architecture) mascaron

Further reading
  • mascherone in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • mascherone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • mascherone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • mascheróne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • mascheróne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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