ribaldo

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English

Etymology

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Noun

ribaldo (plural ribaldos)

  1. Mora moro, the common mora, a deep-sea cod-like fish.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”), from riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈbal.do/
  • Rhymes: -aldo
  • Hyphenation: ri‧bàl‧do

Noun

ribaldo m (plural ribaldi)

  1. (historical) a certain type of soldier:
    1. one of the soldiers tasked with starting a battle
    2. one of the soldiers who looted after the attack of knights
    3. any person who managed to enter a camp after the soldiers
  2. (archaic) one who makes a living with dishonest activities
  3. (archaic) beggar
  4. rogue, scoundrel

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Adjective

ribaldo (feminine ribalda, masculine plural ribaldi, feminine plural ribalde)

  1. (literary) roguish, scoundrelly

Further reading

  • ribaldo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ri‧bal‧do

Noun

ribaldo m (plural ribaldos)

  1. rascal; rogue (deceitful and unreliable person)

Adjective

ribaldo (feminine ribalda, masculine plural ribaldos, feminine plural ribaldas)

  1. (of a person) deceitful and unreliable
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