gnorri

Italian

Etymology

From a crippled form of (i)gnor(are) (“to ignore”), from Latin īgnōrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈɲɔr.ri/
• Rhymes: -ɔrri
• Hyphenation: gnòr‧ri

Noun

gnorri m (invariable)

1. a person who pretends not to understand, only used in fare lo gnorri

Related terms

• ignaro
• ignorante
• ignoranza
• ignorare

 

Further reading

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