zuzzurullone

Italian

Alternative forms

• zuzzerellone, zuzzerullone, zuzzurellone

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, with the suffix -one (forms agent nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zud.d͡zu.rulˈlo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: zuz‧zu‧rul‧ló‧ne

Noun

zuzzurullone m (plural zuzzurulloni, feminine zuzzurullona)

1. (endearing, chiefly humorous) one who always behaves like a child; an "overgrown schoolboy"

Further reading

• zuzzurullone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana