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Definition of "nonino" [nonino]

  • A refrain in old songs and ballads. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "nonino" in a sentence
  • "Oh the hair … Hears hoping it turns up again in a few months. nonino Says:"
  • "(Soundbite of music) Unidentified Man: (Singing, as Page 2) It was a lover and his lass, with a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, with a hey, nonino-ni-no."
  • "(Soundbite of music) BARENAKED LADIES: (Singing) And therefore take the present time, with a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino."