anfitrione

See also: Anfitrione

Italian

Etymology

From French amphitryon, from a character of Molière's eponymous comedy who hosts a meal but has a divine doppelganger, via Latin from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων (Amphitrúōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.fi.triˈo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: an‧fi‧tri‧ó‧ne

Noun

anfitrione m (plural anfitrioni)

  1. amphitryon (host at a meal)
  2. host

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