terrone

Italian

Etymology

From terra (“earth”) +‎ -one, either in reference to earthquakes or to work in the fields, seen as a sign of backwardness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /terˈro.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: ter‧ró‧ne

Noun

terrone m (plural terroni, feminine terrona)

1. (slang, derogatory, chiefly northern Italy) a Southern Italian

Coordinate terms

• polentone

Derived terms

• terronia

Further reading

• terrone on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• entrerò, terreno