cannone

Italian

Un cannone — A cannon

Etymology

cann(a) (“cane, tube, pipe”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanˈno.ne/, [kän̺ˈn̺o̞ːn̺e]
Rhymes: -one
Stress: cannóne
Hyphenation: can‧no‧ne

Noun

cannone m (plural cannoni)

(weaponry) cannon (all senses)
(rare) ace (person who excels)
(rare) large tube or pipe
(rare) box pleat
(smoking, slang) large joint

Descendants

→ German: Kanone

Further reading

cannone (disambigua) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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