paperone

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From papero (“duck”) +‎ -one.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pa.peˈro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧ró‧ne

Noun[edit]

paperone m (plural paperoni)

  1. (somewhat rare) Augmentative of papero: large duck
  2. scrooge

Further reading[edit]

  • paperone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • paperóne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • paperóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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