Masculine

monello

Meaning

  1. (masculine) urchin (child of the streets)
  2. (masculine) rascal, scoundrel

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
mo‧nèl‧lo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/moˈnɛl.lo/
Etymology

Perhaps a cross of the given name Simone with (obsolete) mona (“monkey”), in this sense from Spanish mono (“monkey”), of Arabic origin. Compare Sicilian muniḍḍu.

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