gnorri

Italian

Etymology

From a crippled form of (i)gnor(are) (“to ignore”), from Latin īgnōrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈɲɔr.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrri
  • Hyphenation: gnòr‧ri

Noun

gnorri m (invariable)

  1. a person who pretends not to understand, only used in fare lo gnorri

Further reading

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