Masculine
monello
Meaning
- (masculine) urchin (child of the streets)
- (masculine) rascal, scoundrel
Concepts
yob
lousy creature
Synonyms
biricchino
piccola strega
Translations
Frequency
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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