arpagone
See also: Arpagone
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.paˈɡo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: ar‧pa‧gó‧ne
Etymology 1
13th century: borrowed from Latin harpagōnem (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of arpione (“harpoon”) and cognate to English harpoon and harpagon.
Noun
arpagone m (plural arpagoni)
- (nautical) grapnel, grappling iron
- (nautical, uncommon) gaff
- Synonym: alighiero
Etymology 2
1829, borrowed from French harpagon, as if named after Arpagone (“Harpagon”), the protagonist of Molière's The Miser (1668), whose original name Harpagon is an adaptation of Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin.
Noun
arpagone m (plural arpagoni)
- skinflint, miser
- Synonyms: avaro, tirchio, taccagno, spilorcio
Further reading
- arpagone1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- arpagone2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- paragone