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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koʎˈʎo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: co‧glió‧ne
Noun
coglione m (plural coglioni, feminine (uncommon) cogliona)
- (vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle
- (vulgar, derogatory) sucker, fool
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coglione
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Further reading
- coglione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- coglione in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa