buono

Inherited from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbwɔː.no], /ˈbwɔno/

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• Hyphenation: buò‧no

buono (feminine singular buona, masculine plural buoni, feminine plural buone)

1. good

   Synonyms: capace, cattivo, esperto, onesto

2. fair

   Synonym: giusto

The apocopic form buon and (optionally) the contracted form buon' are used before masculine and feminine singular nouns, respectively, in the same manner as the indefinite article (i.e. buon giorno, buon amico but buono zio, buona sera but buon'amica, etc.).

• bene
• bontà

• buono
• migliore
• ottimo
• buonissimo

buono m (plural buoni)

1. coupon, voucher
2. bill, bond (financial)

From Latin bonus.

buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buonos, feminine plural buonas)

1. good