barbone
Italian
Etymology
From barba + -one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /barˈbo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: bar‧bó‧ne
Noun
barbone m (plural barboni, feminine barbona)
- Augmentative of barba (“full beard; thick beard”)
- (by extension) vagrant
- Synonyms: clochard, vagabondo
- (zoology) poodle
- Synonym: barboncino
- un cane barbone
- A stray dog.
Derived terms
- barboncino
Descendants
- → French: barbon
Noun
barbone f
- plural of barbona