A derogatory term referring to Northern Italians. The opposing term is terrone referring to Southern Italians. It is disputed whether or whether not Northern Italy includes the central region of Italy (between Bologna and Rome. The word literally translates to 'Big Polenta' with polenta being a traditional dish of Northern Italy.
(pl. polentoni, polentones)
(pl. polentoni, polentones)
If I wanted to be racist, I would refer to Paolo as a 'polentone as he was born in Bergamo, a city in Northern Italy.
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Get the pollen mug.A typical northern Italian dish. It is made by boiling cornmeal to form a sort of porridge. Tradition imposes to slice it with a string, rather than a knife, and to not cut it until the smoke has reached the ceiling of the room.
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