cicerone

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English

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Etymology

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1726,[1] from Italian cicerone (surface analysis cicero + -one (augmentative)), from Latin Cicerōnem, form of Cicerō, agnomen of Marcus Tullius Cicero), the Roman orator, from cicer (chickpea) from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiker- (pea). Possibly humorous reference to loquaciousness of guides.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪt͡ʃəˈɹəʊni/, /sɪsəˈɹəʊni/

Noun

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cicerone (plural cicerones or ciceroni)

  1. A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.
    • 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days, Part I, Chapter 7:
      East, still doing the cicerone, pointed out all the remarkable characters to Tom as they passed []
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 3:
      he was in the act of making his evening plans with the same smelly but nice cicerone in a café-au-lait suit whom he had hired already twice at the same Genoese hotel [...].
    • 1987, Michael Brodsky, Xman, page 360:
      Ultimately their gazes all rested on his cicerone as most powerful member of the group.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 279:
      “First,” advised their cicerone in the matter, Professor Svegli of the University of Pisa, “try to forget the usual picture in two dimensions.”

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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cicerone (third-person singular simple present cicerones, present participle ciceroning, simple past and past participle ciceroned)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To show (somebody) the sights, acting as a tourist guide.
    • 1841, Charles Lever, chapter 17, in Charles O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon, volume 1, page 151:
      Accordingly, as three o'clock struck, six dashing-looking light dragoons were seen slowly sauntering up the dining-hall, escorted by Webber, who, in full academic costume, was leisurely ciceroning his friends and expatiating upon the excellences of the very remarkable portraits which graced the walls.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cicerone”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cicerone, from Italian cicerone.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻is̻eɾone/ [s̻i.s̻e.ɾo.ne]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺is̺eɾone/ [s̺i.s̺e.ɾo.ne]

  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ro‧ne

Noun

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cicerone anim

  1. cicerone

Declension

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Further reading

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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1775, from Spanish cicerone, from Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Noun

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cicerone m or f (plural cicerones)

  1. cicerone (guide who shows people tourist or cultural sights)
    • 1775, Diego Antonio Cernadas y Castro, Eu non pensei, meu Farruco:
      Gardaimo de adulazons
      dos que obran polos seus fins,
      gardaimo de mas latins
      e peores cicerons
      Guard him of the flatteries
      of the ones who work for their own shake,
      guard him of bad jargons
      and worst cicerones

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin Cicerōnem, form of Cicerō, agnomen of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman orator, from cicer (chickpea), a reference to his warts, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiker- (pea). By surface analysis, Latin Cicero +‎ -one (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃeˈro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ró‧ne

Noun

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cicerone m (plural ciceroni)

  1. a guide who shows people around tourist sights
  2. (informal) a know-it-all or smart ass

Descendants

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  • Catalan: cicerone
  • English: cicerone
  • Esperanto: ĉiĉerono
  • French: cicérone
  • Spanish: cicerone

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ro‧ne

Noun

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cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones)

  1. cicerone (guide who shows people tourist sights)
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian cicerone or French cicérone.

Noun

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cicerone m (plural ciceroni)

  1. cicerone

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian cicerone.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiθeˈɾone/ [θi.θeˈɾo.ne]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siseˈɾone/ [si.seˈɾo.ne]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Syllabification: ci‧ce‧ro‧ne

Noun

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cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones)

  1. guide, cicerone (person)
    Synonym: guía

Further reading

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