Zampano

German

Etymology

From Italian Zampanò, name of a character in the 1954 film La Strada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsampano/

• Audio:

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Noun

Zampano m (strong, genitive Zampanos, plural Zampanos)

1. (informal, derogatory) someone who is self-important, pompous and overbearing, big shot

Usage notes

• Often as großer Zampano, den großen Zampano geben/spielen, etc.

Declension

Declension of Zampano [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zampano	die	Zampanos
genitive	eines	des	Zampanos	der	Zampanos
dative	einem	dem	Zampano	den	Zampanos
accusative	einen	den	Zampano	die	Zampanos