badalone

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from badiale (abbatial) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix), with influence of the verb badare (to look after).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.daˈlo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ba‧da‧ló‧ne

Noun[edit]

badalone m (plural badaloni)

  1. sort of large bookrest situated in the choir of a church

Further reading[edit]

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