bifolco

Meaning

bumpkin, yokel

Concepts

boor

hick

ploughman

yokel

hayseed

lout

peasant

rube

tyke

yahoo

tike

barbarian

chawbacon

bumpkin

churl

Goth

Synonyms

villano

zotico

tanghero

cafone

maleducato

buzzurro

villanzone

zoticone

mal educato

goffo

incivile

maldestro

marrano

screanzato

sgarbato

sguaiato

becero

ignorante

piazzaiolo

zappaterra

contadino

bifolca

burino

zulù

campagnola

campagnolo

Translations

rustre

caipira

terrón

péquenaud

campesino

patán

paysan

malotru

plouc

bouvier

rústico

janot

labrador

🧑‍🌾

arador

Hyphenated as

bi‧fól‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biˈfol.ko/

Etymology

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”).