tondone

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Italian

Etymology

From tondo +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tonˈdo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ton‧dó‧ne

Noun

tondone m (plural tondoni)

  1. Augmentative of tondo; a large circular object
    1. (cooking, Tuscan) a simple mildly salted fritter
      Hypernym: frittella
    2. (dance, Tuscan) circle done in traditional dances, like the quadrille
      Hypernym: girotondo
    3. (construction) an unsquared wooden beam
      Hypernym: trave
    4. (construction) a wooden pole used mainly in scaffolding
      Hypernym: palo

Further reading

  • tondone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • tondone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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