fronzolo
Italian
Etymology
By surface analysis, fronza + -olo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfron.d͡zo.lo/
- Rhymes: -ondzolo
- Hyphenation: frón‧zo‧lo
Noun
fronzolo m (plural fronzoli)
- (usually in the plural) frill (superfluous ornament)
- senza fronzoli ― no-frills
- (figurative, by extension) excessive refinement; ampullosity
Related terms
- fronza
Further reading
- fronzolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana