Italian edit

Etymology edit

From catone (martinet) +‎ -eggiare (verbalizing suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.to.nedˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧to‧neg‧già‧re

Verb edit

catoneggiàre (first-person singular present catonéggio, first-person singular past historic catoneggiài, past participle catoneggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, literary, ironic, derogatory) to show austerity and moral strictness [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: moraleggiare

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