Italian
Etymology
From torre (“tower”) + -one (augmentative suffix), with an infixed -i- of uncertain origin, possibly inserted to avoid confusion with torrone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /torˈrjo.ne/, [t̪oˈrːjoːne]
- Hyphenation: tor‧rió‧ne
- Rhymes: -one
Noun
torrione m (plural torrioni)
- keep, large tower
- (nautical) conning tower
- dungeon
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