solleone

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

solleone m (plural solleoni)

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

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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

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