poltrone.
lazy, indolent, sluggish
Meaning & usage
lazy, indolent, sluggish
Where this word comes from
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.
lazy person, indolent person, sluggard
Where this word comes from
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.
plural of poltrona
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