tonfo

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See also: tonfò

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈton.fo/
  • Rhymes: -onfo
  • Hyphenation: tón‧fo

Etymology 1[edit]

From Lombardic *tumpf, of imitative origin.

Noun[edit]

tonfo m (plural tonfi)

  1. thud, thump
  2. plonk, plop, squelch
  3. fall, tumble, crash, splash
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

tonfo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tonfare

Further reading[edit]

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