frumentone

Italian

Alternative forms

• fromentone, formentone

Etymology

From frumento (“grain”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fru.menˈto.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: fru‧men‧tó‧ne

Noun

frumentone m (plural frumentoni)

1. maize

   Synonyms: granoturco, mais

Further reading

• frumentone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana