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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡot.t͡ʃoˈlo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: goc‧cio‧ló‧ne
Etymology 1
From gocciola + -one (forms agent adjective/nouns).
Adjective
gocciolone (feminine gocciolona, masculine plural goccioloni, feminine plural gocciolone) (also nominalised)
- (Tuscan) often having a runny nose (of a person). snivelly, snotty
- (archaic) stupid, simpleton, dupe
- Synonyms: tonto, semplicione
Etymology 2
From gocciola + -one (forms augmentatives).
Noun
gocciolone m (plural goccioloni)
- Augmentative of goccia: large drop
Further reading
- gocciolone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- gocciolone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- gocciolóne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- gocciolóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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