vecchiona

Italian

Etymology

From vecchia (“old woman”) +‎ -ona (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vekˈkjo.na/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: vec‧chió‧na

Noun

vecchiona f (plural vecchione, masculine vecchione)

  1. augmentative of vecchia, specifically:
  2. a very old woman
  3. an old woman of large build
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