scimmione

Italian

Etymology

From scimmia +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ʃimˈmjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: scim‧mió‧ne

Noun

scimmione m (plural scimmioni)

  1. Augmentative of scimmia
    1. gorilla, ape
  2. (figuratively) a clumsy and brutish person

Further reading
  • scimmione in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • scimmione in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • scimmióne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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