concertone

big concert

noun kon-cher-TOH-neh Rare

Origin: Augmentative of concerto, from Latin concertare (to contend, to harmonize).

Also means

massive outdoor show

Usage Note

Concertone is the augmentative of concerto, used for massive, often free outdoor concerts — most famously the Concertone del Primo Maggio in Rome, a televised May Day mega-concert. The -one suffix in Italian signals big/impressive scale, so concertone conveys both size and festive energy.

Examples

"Al concertone del Primo Maggio c'era molta gente."

Natural Translation

There were many people at the May Day big concert.

Literal Translation

At the big-concert of-the First May there-was much people.

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