Maschile

bifolco

(Inglese)

bumpkin, yokel

Frequenza

25k
Con il trattino come
bi‧fól‧co
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/biˈfol.ko/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Inherited from Latin bubulcus (“herdsman”). For the /-f-/, compare gufo < būbō (“owl”), bufalo < būbalus (“buffalo”), and also tartufo < terrae tūber. Osco-Umbrian origin has been proposed, which might also explain the /-i-/: compare Volscian bim (“ox”).

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