vitellone

Italian

Etymology

From vitello (calf) + -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.telˈlo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: vi‧tel‧ló‧ne

Noun

vitellone m (plural vitelloni, feminine vitellona)

  1. Augmentative of vitello
  2. bullock
  3. beef (from a young animal)
  4. loafer (idle person)

Further reading

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