guaglione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan guaglione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaʎˈʎo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: gua‧glió‧ne

Noun

guaglione m (plural guaglioni)

1. (Naples) boy, rascal

Further reading

• 3. Guaio in Dante Olivieri, Dizionario etimologico italiano. 1961.

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• uaglione (Italianized eye dialect)
• uagliù, uagliò (apocope, Italianized eye dialect)
• waglione, wagliò, walio (Anglicized eye dialect)

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from Latin gāneōnem (“glutton”), possibly through Occitan gagnon. Compare Italian gagno (“child”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɡ)waˈʎːonə/, /waˈʝːoːn(ə)/

Noun

guaglione m (plural guagliune, feminine singular guagliona, feminine plural guaglione)

1. boy

   Synonym: bardascio

Descendants

• → Italian: guaglione

Noun

guaglione f pl

1. plural of guagliona, feminine plural of guaglione