paretone
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Italian
Etymology
From paret(e) (“wall”) + -one (augmentative suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
paretone m (plural paretoni)
- (archaeology) the remains of ancient dry-stone walls found around Salento
- 2005, Touring Club Italiano, Valle d’Itria: Un ponte tra Adriatico e Ionio, page 110:
- Risale all’età messapica l’interessante sistema di specchie e paretoni che caratterizza il territorio di Ceglie Messapica.
- The interesting system of specchie and paretoni which are characteristic of Ceglie Messapica date back to the Messapic era.
- a large rock face
- 1980, G. Berutto, L. Fornelli, Alpi Graie meridionali, page 343:
- Il paretone che dal ghiacciaio sale alla vetta è formato per lo più da un pendio di ditriti rossastri; […]
- The rock face which goes from the glacier to the summit consists mostly of a slope of reddish detritus;