beghino

Italian

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin beguinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈɡi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: be‧ghì‧no

Noun

beghino m (plural beghini, feminine beghina)

1. (historical) Beguin, Beghard

   Synonym: begardo

2. (colloquial, derogatory) bigot

   Synonyms: bacchettone, bigotto

Further reading

• beghino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ɡi.no/, /ˈbe.ɡi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡino, -eɡino
• Hyphenation: bè‧ghi‧no, bé‧ghi‧no

Verb

beghino

1. inflection of begare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative