solleone

Italian

Etymology

From Sole +‎ Leone, from the period in which the Sun is in the constellation of Leone (“Leo”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sol.leˈo.ne/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: sol‧le‧ó‧ne

Noun

solleone m (plural solleoni)

  1. dog days (hot period of summer)
  2. (by extension) summer heat

References
  1. solleone in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. solleone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading
  • solleone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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