burino

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Lombardic būr (peasant), traditionally believed to derive from Latin būris (beam of the plow), used by farmers and thus associated with countryside people. Either way suffixed with -ino.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buˈri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: bu‧rì‧no

Adjective[edit]

burino (feminine burina, masculine plural burini, feminine plural burine)

  1. boorish, loutish
    Synonym: rozzo

Noun[edit]

burino m (plural burini, feminine burina)

  1. peasant, yokel
    Synonym: cafone
  2. (derogatory) boor, lout
    Synonym: cafone

Further reading[edit]

  • burino1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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