Italian
Etymology
From Sole + Leone, from the period in which the Sun is in the constellation of Leone (“Leo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sol.leˈo.ne/
- Hyphenation: sol‧leó‧ne
Noun
solleone m (plural solleoni)
- dog days (hot period of summer)
- (by extension) summer heat
References
- solleone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
