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arpione

harpoon

noun ar-PYOH-neh Rare
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Origin: From Old French harpon, from harpe, a clamp.

Also means

hook

Usage Note

Arpione primarily means a harpoon or a large hook used in fishing, but in everyday Italian it also refers to a door hook or latch (l'arpione della porta). The word is masculine and takes the regular -e/-i plural: gli arpioni.

Examples

"Il pescatore lanciò l'arpione verso la balena."

Natural Translation

The fisherman threw the harpoon at the whale.

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