bacherozzo

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baco. The Romanesco meaning has its origins in the black vests wore by priests. Compare Sicilian muntarozzu.

Noun

bacherozzo m (plural bacherozzi)

  1. (regional) cockroach or large insect, especially if black
    Synonyms: scarafaggio, blatta, (Tuscan) piattola
    1. (zoology) name of some insects from the Tenebrionidae family, especially from the genus Tenebrio
  2. (regional) worm, maggot, used as bait for fishing or food for birds
    1. (zoology) the larva of the Sarcophaga carnaria
      Synonyms: bigattino, baco da sego
    2. (zoology) the chrysalis of the silkworm (Bombyx mori)
  3. (Rome, usually derogatory, in its alternative form bacarozzo or bagarozzo)
    1. a priest
      Synonym: prete
    2. (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