Paperone
See also: paperone
Italian
Alternative forms
- paperone (noun)
Etymology
From papero (“duck”) + -one (augmentative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.peˈro.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: Pa‧pe‧ró‧ne
Proper noun
Paperone m
- Scrooge McDuck, Uncle Scrooge (Disney character)
- Synonyms: Paperon de' Paperoni, Zio Paperone, (colloquial) Zione
Related terms
- Paperina
- Paperino
- Paperopoli
Noun
Paperone m (plural Paperoni)
- (informal, figurative) moneybags, Uncle Scrooge (rich person)
- Synonyms: creso, nababbo, riccone