chitarrone

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian chitarrone.

Noun

chitarrone (plural chitarrones)

1. Synonym of theorbo

Derived terms

• chitarronist

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

Anagrams

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