ribaldo
English
Etymology
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Noun
ribaldo (plural ribaldos)
- Mora moro, the common mora, a deep-sea cod-like fish.
Anagrams
- arbidol, labroid
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”), from riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈbal.do/
- Rhymes: -aldo
- Hyphenation: ri‧bàl‧do
Noun
ribaldo m (plural ribaldi)
- (historical) a certain type of soldier:
- one of the soldiers tasked with starting a battle
- one of the soldiers who looted after the attack of knights
- any person who managed to enter a camp after the soldiers
- (archaic) one who makes a living with dishonest activities
- (archaic) beggar
- rogue, scoundrel
Related terms
- ribaldaglia
- ribalderia
Adjective
ribaldo (feminine ribalda, masculine plural ribaldi, feminine plural ribalde)
- (literary) roguish, scoundrelly
Further reading
- ribaldo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- balordi
Portuguese
Noun
ribaldo m (plural ribaldos)
- rascal; rogue (deceitful and unreliable person)
Adjective
ribaldo (feminine ribalda, masculine plural ribaldos, feminine plural ribaldas)
- (of a person) deceitful and unreliable