"tonto" meaning in Italian

See tonto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈton.to/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-tonto.wav Forms: tonta [feminine], tonti [masculine, plural], tonte [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -onto Etymology: Of unclear origin. Compare Portuguese tonto, Romanian tont or tânt, and Spanish tonto. Etymology templates: {{cog|pt|tonto}} Portuguese tonto, {{cog|ro|tont}} Romanian tont, {{m|ro|tânt}} tânt, {{cog|es|tonto}} Spanish tonto Head templates: {{it-adj}} tonto (feminine tonta, masculine plural tonti, feminine plural tonte)
  1. stupid, silly, dumb, foolish Categories (topical): People Derived forms: intontire
    Sense id: en-tonto-it-adj-LAqw~cVF Disambiguation of People: 96 0 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈton.to/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-tonto.wav Forms: tonti [plural], tonta [feminine]
Rhymes: -onto Etymology: Of unclear origin. Compare Portuguese tonto, Romanian tont or tânt, and Spanish tonto. Etymology templates: {{cog|pt|tonto}} Portuguese tonto, {{cog|ro|tont}} Romanian tont, {{m|ro|tânt}} tânt, {{cog|es|tonto}} Spanish tonto Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} tonto m (plural tonti, feminine tonta)
  1. a fool, a stupid person Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tonto-it-noun-bDKHknr8
  2. goof Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tonto-it-noun-lzyQLAsP Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 8 41 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tonto meaning in Italian (3.3kB)

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      "expansion": "Romanian tont",
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