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Italian
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin beguinus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈɡi.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: be‧ghì‧no
Noun
beghino m (plural beghini, feminine beghina)
- (historical) Beguin, Beghard
- Synonym: begardo
- (colloquial, derogatory) bigot
- Synonyms: bacchettone, bigotto
Further reading
- beghino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
beghino
- inflection of begare:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
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