greenhorn

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greenhorn sing (pl.: greenhorns)

  1. (soprattutto negli Stati Uniti) persona con poca esperienza: novellino, pivello
  • IPA: /ˈɡɹiːnhɔːɹn/

dubbia, probabilmente derivato da green nel senso di "nuovo, novello" e horn, "corno", forse in riferimento ad un animale giovane, come un cerbiatto, con le corna ancora nuove, oppure alle corna di un animale appena ucciso. Originariamente utilizzato per riferirsi alle nuove reclute militari, nell'inglese moderno con significato esteso a qualsiasi attività