tamagno

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tam magnus (“very big”), derived from Latin tam (“so”) + magnus (“big”).
Cognate with Portuguese tamanho, Spanish tamaño.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taˈmaɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -aɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: ta‧mà‧gno

Adjective

tamagno (feminine singular tamagna, masculine plural tamagni, feminine plural tamagne)

  1. (northern Italy, obsolete) so big
  2. (northern Italy, obsolete) very big

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