Usage Note
Nuvolona is an augmentative of nuvola (cloud), with the suffix -ona adding large size and often a threatening quality. A nuvolona is the kind of massive, dark cloud that promises a storm. Note that the base nuvola is feminine with an irregular plural nuvole (not nuvoli).
Examples
"All'orizzonte si è formata una nuvolona nera."
Natural Translation
A big black cloud formed on the horizon.
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