poltrone

• IPA^(key): /polˈtro.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pol‧tró‧ne

From poltro (“lazy, cowardly”), from poltro ("couch, bed"; compare Lombard polter (“couch”), Venetan poltrona (“couch”)), ultimately from Lombardic polstar (“cushion, pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr (“cushion, pillow”) +‎ -one. Cognate with Old High German polstar (“bolster”), English bolster.

The adjective is derived from the noun.

poltrone (feminine poltrona, masculine plural poltroni, feminine plural poltrone)

1. lazy, indolent, sluggish

   Synonyms: indolente, ozioso, pigro

poltrone m (plural poltroni, feminine poltrona)

1. lazy person, indolent person, sluggard

   Synonyms: battifiacca, lavativo, ozioso, pelandrone, perdigiorno, scansafatiche

• poltroneria
• poltroneggiare
• poltronaggine

• poltrire

• → Catalan: poltró
• → Middle French: poltron
  • → English: poltroon
  • French: poltron
• → Spanish: poltrón

poltrone f

1. plural of poltrona