girone

Italian

Etymology

From giro- +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈro.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: gi‧ró‧ne

Noun

girone m (plural gironi)

1. large circular area
2. steep curve (of a river, street, etc.)
3. (archaic) a thick circle of defensive walls; a rampart
4. (sports) round, leg
5. (literature) any one of the three concentric zones in which Dante divides the seventh circle of Hell ^Wp
6. (informal, literature) any one of the crags in Dante's Purgatory
7. (informal, literature) any one of the heavens in Dante's Paradise
8. oar handle

Related terms

• girone di andata (“first leg”)
• girone di ritorno (“second leg”)

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