burino

Italian

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. boorish, loutish
    Synonym: rozzo

Noun

burino m (plural burini, feminine burina)

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

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

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