terrone
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From terra (“earth”) + -one, either in reference to earthquakes or to work in the fields, seen as a sign of backwardness.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]terrone m (plural terroni, feminine terrona)
- (slang, derogatory, chiefly northern Italy) a Southern Italian
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- terrone on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it