banderuola

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ban.deˈrwɔ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Hyphenation: ban‧de‧ruò‧la

Noun

banderuola f (plural banderuole)

  1. (architecture, meteorology) weathercock, weather vane, wind vane
    • 1960, Gianni Meccia (lyrics and music), “Folle banderuola”, in Tintarella di luna, performed by Mina Mazzini:
      Folle banderuola del mio cuore / Che giri, giri, giri con il vento / Sul tetto rosso del mio amore
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (nautical) pennant
  3. turncoat, traitor, about-face

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → French: banderole
    • → Polish: banderola
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