guantone
Italian
Etymology
From guanto (“glove”) + -one (augmentative suffix).
Noun
guantone m (plural guantoni)
- Augmentative of guanto; a big glove
- (boxing) boxing glove
- Synonym: guanto da boxe
- appendere i guantoni al chiodo ― quit boxing (literally, “hang the boxing gloves on the nail”)
Further reading
- guantone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- guantone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication