bottone
See also: Bottone and bottoné
Italian
Etymology
Probably from Old French bouton, from the verb bouter, or alternatively possibly from Vulgar Latin *bottonem or *botonus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /botˈto.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: bot‧tó‧ne
Noun
bottone m (plural bottoni)
- button
- Synonym: pulsante
- (botany) bud
- Synonyms: boccio, bocciolo
Derived terms
- botton d'oro
- bottoniera
- bottonificio
- abbottonare
- sbottonare
Further reading
- bottone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana