sozzone

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sozzo[1] +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sotˈt͡so.ne/[2]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: soz‧zó‧ne

Adjective

sozzone (feminine sozzona, masculine plural sozzoni, feminine plural sozzone)

  1. augmentative of sozzo: filthy, dirty, nasty

Noun

sozzone m (plural sozzoni, feminine sozzona)

  1. filthy person, dirty person

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 sozzone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ sozzone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Further reading

  • sozzone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • sozzóne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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