Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contadino

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tadi-no
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian peasant.

Example Sentences

"Afar the Contadino’s song is heard, / Rude, but made sweet by distance;— […]"
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contadino.

Inflected Forms

contadinos (plural) contadini (plural)

Questions

What does contadino mean?: An Italian peasant.
Where does contadino come from?: Borrowed from Italian contadino.

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