montone

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montone

/monˈtone/

Where it comes from

dal latino volgare moltō, -ōnem ‘ariete castrato’, di origine gallica (cfr. gallese mollt, irlandese mult), incrociato con montare ‘accoppiarsi’ perché animale da monta; cfr. veneto moltón ‘ariete’, francese mouton ‘ovino’, catalano moltó ‘ariete castrato’

noun montoni · pecora · pecore

maschio adulto della pecora munito di corna a spirale

Similar: caprone, capro, pecorone, ariete, becco, giaccone

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noun

Similar: caprone, capro, pecorone, ariete, becco, giaccone

In English

ram male sheep
wether castrated ram

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@misc{montone_2026,
  title = {montone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/montone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}