castone

Italian

Etymology

From Old French chaston, chastun, from Frankish *kastō (“box”, “case”), from Proto-Germanic *kastô (“vessel”, “container”), extended form of *kasą, *kazą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsto.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: ca‧stó‧ne

Noun

castone m (plural castoni)

1. collet, beazle (on a jewel)

   Synonym: alveolo

Derived terms

• incastonare

Anagrams

• contesa, cosante, scateno, scatenò, toscane

Latin

Noun

castōne

1. ablative singular of castō