bifolco
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *bufulcus, from Latin bubulcus (“herdsman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈfol.ko/, [biˈfol̺ko]
- Stress: bifólco
- Hyphenation: bi‧fol‧co
Noun
bifolco m (plural bifolchi, feminine bifolca)
- bumpkin, yokel
Synonyms
- grezzo, greggio
- cafone
- villano
- contadino
- coatto (Roman slang)
- villico
- maleducato
- ineducato
- troglodita
- cavernicolo
- rustico
- vaccaro
- mandriano
- grindolo (Slang used in Emilia Region)
Derived terms
- bifolcheria