cretino
Meaning
Concepts
solid brick
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ゝ
ヽ
Synonyms
mamalucco
ritardato mentale
da cretino
affetto da cretinismo
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cre‧tì‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kreˈti.no/
Etymology
Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.
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