"vecchiona" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /vekˈkjo.na/ Forms: vecchione [plural], vecchione [masculine]
Rhymes: -ona Etymology: From vecchia (“old woman”) + -ona (augmentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*wet-}}, {{suffix|it|vecchia|ona|pos2=augmentative suffix|t1=old woman}} vecchia (“old woman”) + -ona (augmentative suffix) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|m=vecchione}} vecchiona f (plural vecchione, masculine vecchione)
  1. augmentative of vecchia, specifically: Tags: augmentative, feminine, form-of Form of: vecchia, specifically
    Sense id: en-vecchiona-it-noun-Bmz1aCLv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 36 39 25
  2. a very old woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vecchiona-it-noun-QENYrTIY Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -ona, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 36 39 25 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -ona: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 67 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 87 8
  3. an old woman of large build Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vecchiona-it-noun-d9Lz5pBv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 36 39 25
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