torrione

Italian

Etymology

From torre (“tower”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix), with an infixed -i- of uncertain origin, possibly inserted to avoid confusion with torrone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /torˈrjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: tor‧rió‧ne

Noun

torrione m (plural torrioni)

1. keep, large tower
2. (nautical) conning tower
3. dungeon

Descendants

• French: torrion
  • English: torrion