chitarrone

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian chitarrone.

Noun

chitarrone (plural chitarrones)

  1. Synonym of theorbo.

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From chitarra (“guitar”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.tarˈro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: chi‧tar‧ró‧ne

Noun

chitarrone m (plural chitarroni)

  1. augmentative of chitarra: a large guitar
  2. (derogatory) an untuned guitar
  3. (music) synonym of tiorba (“theorbo”)
  4. (figurative, derogatory) poetaster (unskilled poet)
    Synonym: poetastro
    Hypernym: poeta
  5. (figurative, derogatory) a fat woman
    Hypernym: donna

Further reading

  • chitarrone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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