ribaldo

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Noun[edit]

ribaldo (plural ribaldos)

  1. Mora moro, the common mora, a deep-sea cod-like fish.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French ribaud, ribauld (rogue, scoundrel), from riber (to be licentious), from Frankish *rīban (to copulate, be in heat, literally to rub), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (to turn, twist, writhe), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (to turn, twist).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /riˈbal.do/
  • Rhymes: -aldo
  • Hyphenation: ri‧bàl‧do

Noun[edit]

ribaldo m (plural ribaldi)

  1. (historical) a certain type of soldier:
    1. one of the soldiers tasked with starting a battle
    2. one of the soldiers who looted after the attack of knights
    3. any person who managed to enter a camp after the soldiers
  2. (archaic) one who makes a living with dishonest activities
  3. (archaic) beggar
  4. rogue, scoundrel

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Adjective[edit]

ribaldo (feminine ribalda, masculine plural ribaldi, feminine plural ribalde)

  1. (literary) roguish, scoundrelly

Further reading[edit]

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

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ri‧bal‧do

Noun[edit]

ribaldo m (plural ribaldos)

  1. rascal; rogue (deceitful and unreliable person)

Adjective[edit]

ribaldo (feminine ribalda, masculine plural ribaldos, feminine plural ribaldas)

  1. (of a person) deceitful and unreliable