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Italian
Etymology
From maschera + -one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.skeˈro.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: ma‧sche‧ró‧ne
Noun
mascherone m (plural mascheroni)
- Augmentative of maschera
- mask (especially a grotesque one)
- (architecture) mascaron
Further reading
- mascherone in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- mascherone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- mascherone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- mascheróne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- mascheróne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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