contadino

English

Etymology

Italian contadino

Noun

contadino (plural contadinos or contadini)

1. An Italian peasant.
   • 2007, Dean L. McLeod, Port Chicago, page 51:

     By 1910, about 31 Italian families were living in or near Nichols and working at the General Chemical Company. Many of them were contadinos sponsored by family.

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin contadinus (“farmer”) (near-synonym of vilicus), from contado (“county”) +‎ -ino. Compare Sicilian cuntatinu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.taˈdi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: con‧ta‧dì‧no

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Noun

contadino m (plural contadini, feminine contadina)

1. peasant, farmer, bond

   Synonyms: cafone, campagnolo

Adjective

contadino (feminine contadina, masculine plural contadini, feminine plural contadine)

1. rural, country

Derived terms

• contadinesco

Related terms

• contadinella
• contado

Anagrams

• condonati