tondone

Italian

Etymology

From tondo +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tonˈdo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: ton‧dó‧ne

Noun

tondone m (plural tondoni)

1. Augmentative of tondo; a large circular object
   1. (cooking, Tuscan) a simple mildly salted fritter

      Hypernym: frittella

   2. (dance, Tuscan) circle done in traditional dances, like the quadrille

      Hypernym: girotondo

   3. (construction) an unsquared wooden beam

      Hypernym: trave

   4. (construction) a wooden pole used mainly in scaffolding

      Hypernym: palo

Further reading

• tondone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• tondone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• tendono