cicerone
cicerone · cicerones · ciceroned · ciceroning
To show the sights, acting as a tourist guideTo show (somebody) the sights, acting as a tourist guide.
/t͡ʃɪt͡ʃəˈɹəʊni/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To show (somebody) the sights, acting as a tourist guide.
Origin
1726, from Italian cicerone (surface analysis cicero + -one (augmentative)), from Latin Ci1726, 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.
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Forms
cicerones, ciceroning, ciceroned, ciceronedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle