Testagrossa

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From testa (head) +‎ grossa (large), a nickname for someone with a particularly large head.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.staˈɡrɔs.sa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔssa
  • Hyphenation: Te‧sta‧gròs‧sa

Proper noun[edit]

Testagrossa m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the nickname

References[edit]

  1. ^ testa, grosso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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