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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin falcōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /falˈko.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: fal‧có‧ne
Noun
falcone m (plural falconi)
- falcon
c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “Allegorie ed emblemi”, in G. Fumagalli, editor, Leonardo Prosatore, scelta di scritti Vinciani, Milan: Albrighi, published 1915, →OCLC, page 307:Il falcone, per la sua alterigia e superbia, vole signioreggiare e sopraffare tutti li altri uccelli che son di rapina, e sen desidera essere solo; e spesse volte s’è veduto il falcone assaltare l’aquila, regina delli uccelli.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- falcone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
falcōne
- ablative singular of falcō