contadino
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
contadino (plural contadinos or contadini)
- An Italian peasant.
- 2007, Dean L. McLeod, Port Chicago, page 51:
- By 1910, about 31 Italian families were living in or near Nichols and working at the General Chemical Company. Many of them were contadinos sponsored by family.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From contado (“countryside”) + -ino. Compare Sicilian cuntatinu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contadino m (plural contadini, feminine contadina)
- peasant, farmer, bond
- Synonyms: cafone, campagnolo
Adjective[edit]
contadino (feminine contadina, masculine plural contadini, feminine plural contadine)
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Descendants[edit]
- → Medieval Latin: contadīnus
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