cialtrone
Italian
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃalˈtro.ne/, [t͡ʃäl̺ˈt̪r̺o̞ːn̺e]
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: cial‧tró‧ne
Noun
cialtrone m (plural cialtroni, feminine cialtrona)
- good-for-nothing, wastrel, slob
- Synonym: fannullone
- scoundrel; a dishonest, dishonorable, untrustworthy, contemptible, and often arrogant person
- lout, boor, clown, buffoon, yob
Further reading
- cialtrone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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