gocciolone

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡot.t͡ʃoˈlo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: goc‧cio‧ló‧ne

Etymology 1

From gocciola +‎ -one (forms agent adjective/nouns).

Adjective

gocciolone (feminine gocciolona, masculine plural goccioloni, feminine plural gocciolone) (also nominalised)

1. (Tuscan) often having a runny nose (of a person). snivelly, snotty
2. (archaic) stupid, simpleton, dupe

   Synonyms: tonto, semplicione

Etymology 2

From gocciola +‎ -one (forms augmentatives).

Noun

gocciolone m (plural goccioloni)

1. Augmentative of goccia: large drop

Further reading

• gocciolone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• gocciolone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• gocciolóne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• gocciolóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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