Masculine

moscone

Meaning

  1. (masculine) bluebottle (insect)
  2. (derogatory, figuratively, masculine) an insistent and annoying suitor
  3. (masculine) a type of recreational watercraft consisting of two parallel floaters joined together, propelled by oars

Concepts

Synonyms

Calliphora vicina

moscone della carne

Hyphenated as
mo‧scó‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mosˈko.ne/
Etymology

From mosca (“fly”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

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