monello

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Italian

Etymology

Perhaps a cross of the given name Simone with (obsolete) mona (monkey), in this sense from Spanish mono (monkey), of Arabic origin. Compare Sicilian muniḍḍu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈnɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: mo‧nèl‧lo

Noun

monello m (plural monelli)

  1. urchin (child of the streets)
  2. rascal, scoundrel

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