bighellone

Italian

Etymology

From archaic or regional bigolone, from Venetan bigoli (“spaghetti; (dialectal slang) euphemism for body part”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ɡelˈlo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: bi‧ghel‧ló‧ne

Noun

bighellone m or f by sense (plural bighelloni)

1. loafer, loiterer

   Synonym: fannullone

Derived terms

• bighellonare

Further reading

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