tormentone

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Italian

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Etymology

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From tormentare +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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tormentone m (plural tormentoni)

  1. obsession, preoccupation
  2. catchphrase
  3. a tiresome and boring person; a bugbear

Further reading

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