occhione

Italian

Etymology

From occhio (“eye”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okˈkjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: oc‧chió‧ne

Noun

occhione m (plural occhioni)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Augmentative of occhio: big eye
2. eyebolt

   Synonym: occhiolo

3. (ornithology) any member of the Burhinus taxonomic genus, particularly the Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
4. (ichthyology) blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

   Synonym: occhialone

5. a large, circular window

   Synonym: occhialone

Further reading

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