Italian edit

Etymology edit

From or related to fronza.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfron.d͡zo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ondzolo
  • Hyphenation: frón‧zo‧lo

Noun edit

fronzolo m (plural fronzoli)

  1. (usually in the plural) frill (superfluous ornament)
    senza fronzolino-frills
  2. (figurative, transferred sense) excessive refinement; ampullosity

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Further reading edit

  • fronzolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana