troppo

English

Etymology

From tropical +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”). First used by Australian troops in tropical regions during WWII, in the sense “affected by war service in the tropics.”

Pronunciation

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Adjective

troppo (not comparable)

1. (Australia, slang, with "go") Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.

   Barry′s gone troppo and married that sheila he′s only known for two weeks.

   After three months by himself on his ‘dream’ tropical island he went troppo and smashed all the equipment.

   • 1989, Rosie Boycott, All for Love, page 163,

     ‘ […] She calls these rehearsals my singing lessons - but at least I don′t have people rushing in thinking I′ve gone troppo . . .’

     ‘Except me.’ Violet′s smile lingered as she gazed at him.

   • 2009, Paul Tapp, Disquiet - the Justifiable Homicide of an Australian Vietnam Veteran, page 121,

     For a lone Digger gone troppo, as Joe is deemed to have done, it is a realistic scenario.

Usage notes

Used in the verb go troppo — to go crazy, to act strangely, as due to tropical heat.

Synonyms

• bonkers
• doolally, from doolally tap

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Interlingua

Etymology

From the Italian, and also from French trop.

Adverb

troppo (not comparable)

1. too much

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Italian

Etymology

From Frankish *thorp, cognate with French trop (“too much”), Piedmontese tròp/trop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔppo/, [ˈt̪rɔp.po]
• Hyphenation: tròp‧po

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Adjective

1. too much

   non mettere troppa carne al fuoco ― Don't bite off more than you can chew. (Literal meaning: Don't put in too much meat to the fire.)

2. too many

Pronoun

troppo

1. too much, too many

Adverb

troppo

1. too much, too long, too far

   allegro ma non troppo ― cheerful but not too much