tormentone

Italian

Etymology

From tormentare +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tor.menˈto.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: tor‧men‧tó‧ne

Noun

tormentone m (plural tormentoni)

1. obsession, preoccupation
2. catchphrase
3. a tiresome and boring person; a bugbear

Further reading

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