terrone
Italian
Etymology
From terra (“earth”) + -one, either in reference to earthquakes or to work in the fields, seen as a sign of backwardness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /terˈro.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: ter‧ró‧ne
Noun
terrone m (plural terroni, feminine terrona)
- (slang, derogatory, chiefly northern Italy) a Southern Italian
Coordinate terms
- polentone
Derived terms
- terronia
Further reading
terrone on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Anagrams
- entrerò, terreno