Meaning
pal, buddy
- A warm, gregarious friend or buddy.
- A person who acts friendly with everyone, sometimes hypocritically.
In a sentence
Marco è un amicone e va d'accordo con tutti.
Marco is a great pal and gets along with everyone.
Non fare l'amicone con me, ci conosciamo appena.
Don't act all buddy-buddy with me, we barely know each other.
Siamo diventati subito amiconi durante quel viaggio.
We quickly became great pals during that trip.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| amicone | masculine · singular |
| amiconi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: used in casual speech to describe an easy-going pal or someone overly familiar.
- Formed from 'amico' with the augmentative suffix '-one'.