barbone

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From barba +‎ -one.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /barˈbo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: bar‧bó‧ne

Noun[edit]

barbone m (plural barboni, feminine barbona)

  1. Augmentative of barba (“full beard; thick beard”)
  2. (by extension) vagrant
    Synonyms: clochard, vagabondo
  3. (zoology) poodle
    Synonym: barboncino
    un cane barbone
    A stray dog.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → French: barbon

Noun[edit]

barbone f

  1. plural of barbona

Further reading[edit]

  • barbone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • barbone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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