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
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