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Prefixes and Suffixes·Augmentatives and Pejoratives (-one/-ona, -accio/-accia)
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Rule reminder

-one/-ona makes something bigger or intensifies it: libro→librone (big book), donna→donnona (big woman); -accio/-accia adds a negative/pejorative or unpleasant quality: tempo→tempaccio (nasty weather), parola→parolaccia (swear word), ragazzo→ragazzaccio (bad boy).

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