compagnone

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin compāniōnem. Doublet of compagno, which came via the Latin nominative compāniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kom.paɲˈɲo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧gnó‧ne

Noun

compagnone m (plural compagnoni, feminine compagnona)

1. boon companion (good friend)

Further reading

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