aquilone
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From aquila (“eagle”) + -one.
Noun
aquilone m (plural aquiloni)
- kite (flying toy)
- Synonym: drago
- 1975, “Le storie di ieri”, in Rimmel, performed by Francesco De Gregori:
- Ma il bambino nel cortile si è fermato, / si è stancato di seguire aquiloni, / si è seduto tra i ricordi vicini, rumori lontani / guarda il muro e si guarda le mani
- But the boy in the courtyard stopped, / he was tired of following kites, / he sat down between the close memories, distant sounds / he watches the wall and watches his hands
- hang glider
Derived terms
- aquilonista (“kite maker”)
Etymology 2
From Latin aquilō (“north wind”).
Noun
aquilone m (plural aquiloni)
- (meterology) north wind
Derived terms
- aquilonare (adjective)
Further reading
aquilone on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
aquilone (vento) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- aquilone (kite) in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- aquilone (wind) in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) aquilōne
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