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Italian
Etymology
From scopetta + -one.
Noun
scopettone m (plural scopettoni)
- Augmentative of scopetta; a heavy-duty brush (typically for use of floors)
- (in the plural, humorous) long and bushy sideburns going from the ear all the way to the neck
- Near-synonyms: fedine, basette
Further reading
- scopetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- scopettone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- scopettoni in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication