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Italian
Etymology
From baco. The Romanesco meaning has its origins in the black vests wore by priests. Compare Sicilian muntarozzu.
Noun
bacherozzo m (plural bacherozzi)
- (regional) cockroach or large insect, especially if black
- Synonyms: scarafaggio, blatta, (Tuscan) piattola
- (zoology) name of some insects from the Tenebrionidae family, especially from the genus Tenebrio
- (regional) worm, maggot, used as bait for fishing or food for birds
- (zoology) the larva of the Sarcophaga carnaria
- Synonyms: bigattino, baco da sego
- (zoology) the chrysalis of the silkworm (Bombyx mori)
- (Rome, usually derogatory, in its alternative form bacarozzo or bagarozzo)
- a priest
- Synonym: prete
- (rare) an annoying person
Further reading
- bacherozzolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- bacherozzo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication