zatterone

Italian

Etymology

From zattera +‎ -one.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */d͡zat.teˈro.ne/, (traditional) */t͡sat.teˈro.ne/[2]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: zat‧te‧ró‧ne

Noun

zatterone m (plural zatteroni)

  1. Augmentative of zattera; big raft
  2. (humorous, usually in the plural) wedge shoe

References
  1. zatterone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
  2. zattera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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