rosicone

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rosicare (“to envy”) +‎ -one. First attested in 1907.

Noun[edit]

rosicone m (plural rosiconi)

  1. (Rome, central Italy, colloquial) one who becomes too jealous at the successes of others; sore loser

Further reading[edit]

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