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Italian
Etymology
From papero (“duck”) + -one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.peˈro.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧ró‧ne
Noun
paperone m (plural paperoni)
- (somewhat rare) Augmentative of papero: large duck
- scrooge
Further reading
- paperone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- paperóne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- paperóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana