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Italian

grassone

/ɡrasˈso.ne/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 21,589

Meaning

fat person; fatty

  • an overweight or obese person, often used teasingly or pejoratively

In a sentence

A scuola prendevano in giro quel ragazzo chiamandolo grassone.

At school they teased that boy by calling him fatty.

È scortese definire qualcuno un grassone.

It is rude to call someone a fat person.

Non sono un grassone, ho solo le ossa robuste!

I'm not fat, I just have big bones!

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
grassonemasculine · singular
grassonimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: can be derogatory or offensive. Use neutral terms like 'in sovrappeso' or 'robusto' instead.

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