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ubriacone

drunkard

noun oob-ryah-KOH-neh Rare

Also means

drunk

Usage Note

Ubriacone is an augmentative of ubriaco (drunk), formed with the pejorative suffix -one. It refers to a habitual drunkard rather than someone merely drunk on a given occasion. The feminine form is ubriacona. It is colloquial and somewhat derogatory. The plural is ubriaconi (m) / ubriacone (f).

Examples

"Il vecchio ubriacone dormiva sulla panchina del parco."

Natural Translation

The old drunkard was sleeping on the park bench.

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