boschereccio
Italian
Alternative forms
- boscareccio (archaic or regional)
Etymology
From bosco (“woods”) + -ereccio.
Adjective
boschereccio (feminine boschereccia, masculine plural boscherecci, feminine plural boscherecce)
- (relational) woodland; living, growing in the woods
- (figuratively) simple, rough (of a person)
- Synonyms: semplice, rozzo
- poesia boschereggia ― pastoral poetry
Further reading
- boschereccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana