birbo

Istriot

Etymology

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Adjective

birbo

1. astute, cunning, shrewd

References

• Cergna, Sandro (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria‎^[1], →ISBN, →OCLC

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbir.bo/
• Rhymes: -irbo
• Hyphenation: bìr‧bo

Noun

birbo m (plural birbi)

1. (colloquial, dated) scoundrel, rascal