verdone

See also: Verdone

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /verˈdo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ver‧dó‧ne

Etymology 1

From verde (“green”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Adjective

verdone (plural verdoni)

  1. dark green

Noun

verdone m (plural verdoni)

  1. dark green (color/colour)
  2. (regional) a kind of green tomato used for salads
  3. European greenfinch, greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
    Synonym: verdello
  4. Synonym of verdesca (“blue shark (Prionace glauca)”)
  5. Synonym of verdona (“common mora (Mora moro)”)
  6. Synonym of colombina verde (“green-cracking russula (Russula virescens)”)
  7. (humorous) buck (one US dollar)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

verdone f pl

  1. plural of verdona

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