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Italian
Etymology
From semplice (“simple”) + -otto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sem.pliˈt͡ʃɔt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔtto
- Hyphenation: sem‧pli‧ciòt‧to
Noun
sempliciotto m (plural sempliciotti, feminine sempliciotta)
- simpleton, dupe
- Synonyms: credulone, sciocco, babbeo, citrullo, grullo
- Antonyms: furbo, dritto
Adjective
sempliciotto (feminine sempliciotta, masculine plural sempliciotti, feminine plural sempliciotte)
- (relational) simpleton; naive and unwary
- Synonyms: credulone, babbeo, ingenuo, candido, sciocco, grullo, tondo
- Antonyms: furbo, marpione, scaltro
Further reading
- sempliciotto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- sempliciotto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- sempliciotto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- sempliciòtto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- sempliciòtto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana