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

Anagrams

• Rubino, Urbino, inurbo, inurbò, rubino