cicerone

== English == === Etymology === 1726, from Italian cicerone (surface analysis cicero + -one (augmentative)), from Latin Cicerōnem, form of Cicerō, agnomen of Marcus Tullius Cicero), the Roman orator, from cicer (“chickpea”) from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiker- (“pea”). Possibly humorous reference to loquaciousness of guides. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪt͡ʃəˈɹəʊni/, /sɪsəˈɹəʊni/ === Noun === cicerone (plural cicerones or ciceroni) A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ciceronian ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cicerone (third-person singular simple present cicerones, present participle ciceroning, simple past and past participle ciceroned) (ambitransitive, archaic) To show (somebody) the sights, acting as a tourist guide. === References === === Anagrams === croceine == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cicerone, from Italian cicerone. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -one, -e Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ro‧ne === Noun === cicerone anim cicerone ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cicerone”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Galician == === Alternative forms === cicerón === Etymology === 1775, from Spanish cicerone, from Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero. === Noun === cicerone m or f (plural cicerones) cicerone (guide who shows people tourist or cultural sights) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cicerone”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin Cicerōnem, agnomen of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman orator, from cicer (“chickpea”), a reference to his warts, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiker- (“pea”). By surface analysis, Latin Cicero +‎ -one (agentive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃeˈro.ne/ Rhymes: -one Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ró‧ne === Noun === cicerone m (plural ciceroni) a guide who shows people around tourist sights (informal) a know-it-all or smart ass ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: cicerone → English: cicerone → Esperanto: ĉiĉerono → French: cicérone → Spanish: cicerone === Further reading === cicerone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === concerei, concerie == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ro‧ne === Noun === cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones) cicerone (guide who shows people tourist sights) ==== Related terms ==== Cícero ciceroneado ciceronear ciceroniano cicerônico === Further reading === “cicerone”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cicerone”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cicerone or French cicérone. === Noun === cicerone m (plural ciceroni) cicerone ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cicerone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θiθeˈɾone/ [θi.θeˈɾo.ne] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /siseˈɾone/ [si.seˈɾo.ne] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -one Syllabification: ci‧ce‧ro‧ne === Noun === cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones) guide, cicerone (person) Synonym: guía === Further reading === “cicerone”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025