tamarro

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Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Arabic تَمَّار (tammār, “date vendor”), from تَمْر (tamr, “date”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈmar.ro/
  • Rhymes: -arro
  • Hyphenation: ta‧màr‧ro

Noun

tamarro m (plural tamarri)

  1. (derogatory) chav, trash, somewhat ridiculous person associated with really low culture, poor lifestyle, fancy or odd taste in clothing, and so on
    Synonyms: truzzo, tanghero
    con la catena d'oro al collo sembro proprio un tamarro
    with the gold chain around my neck I look like a chav

Adjective

tamarro (feminine tamarra, masculine plural tamarri, feminine plural tamarre)

  1. (regional, derogatory) boorish, mannerless
  2. (derogatory) kitschy, tacky

See also

References

  1. ^ tamarro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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