guantone

Italian

Etymology

From guanto (“glove”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Noun

guantone m (plural guantoni)

1. Augmentative of guanto; a big glove
2. (boxing) boxing glove

   Synonym: guanto da boxe

   appendere i guantoni al chiodo ― quit boxing (literally, “hang the boxing gloves on the nail”)

Further reading

• guantone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• guantone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication