bifolco

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bufulcus, from Latin bubulcus (“herdsman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈfol.ko/, [biˈfol̺ko]
• Hyphenation: bi‧fól‧co

Noun

bifolco m (plural bifolchi, feminine bifolca)

1. bumpkin, yokel

Synonyms

• grezzo, greggio
• cafone
• villano
• contadino
• coatto (Roman slang)
• villico
• maleducato
• ineducato
• troglodita
• cavernicolo
• rustico
• vaccaro
• mandriano
• grindolo (Slang used in Emilia Region)

Derived terms

• bifolcheria