tamarro
Italian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Arabic تَمَّار (tammār, “date vendor”), from تَمْر (tamr, “date”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈmar.ro/
Noun
tamarro m (plural tamarri)
- (derogatory, regional, slang) chav (someone with low(er) culture)
- Synonyms: tanghero, cafone
- con la catena d'oro al collo sembro proprio un tamarro
- with the gold chain around my neck I look like a chav
Adjective
tamarro (feminine singular tamarra, masculine plural tamarri, feminine plural tamarre)
- (regional) vulgar, tasteless
See also
- truzzo
- guido
- guappo
- goombah
Further reading
tamarro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
References
- tamarro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- martora