marangone

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mergō, mergōnem,[1] from Latin mergus (cf. smergo, Portuguese mergulhão, Spanish somorgujo, Sicilian maraguni). Also cognate with Venetan marangon and Romansch marangun (“carpenter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ranˈɡo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ran‧gó‧ne

Noun

marangone m (plural marangoni)

  1. cormorant
    Synonym: cormorano

Derived terms

  • marangone dal ciuffo (“shag”)

References

  1. ^ marangóne in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

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