English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian chitarrone.

Noun

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chitarrone (plural chitarrones)

  1. Synonym of theorbo

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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

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