beone

See also: be one

Italian

Alternative forms

• bevone

Etymology

From bevone, from Late Latin bibōnem, from Latin bibō, bibere +‎ -ō, -ōnem. By surface analysis, bere +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: be‧ó‧ne

Noun

beone m (plural beoni)

1. heavy drinker, drunkard, boozer, binge drinker, winesop, wino

   Synonyms: ubriacone, avvinazzato, spugna, alcolizzato, etilista

Derived terms

• beoncino, beoncello

Further reading

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