Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borachio

/bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bo-ra-chio
IPA: /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A wineskin made of pigskin.

Example Sentences

"Offence? As I'm a Perſon, I'm aſhamed of you—Fogh! how you ſtink of Wine! Dee think my Niece will ever endure ſuch a Borachio! you'r an abſolute Borachio."
"Meer. Yes, / But by my way of dressing, you must know, sir, / And med'cining the leather to a height / Of improved ware, like your borachio / Of Spain, sir, I can fetch nine thousand for't"

Etymology

From Spanish borracho (“drunkard, wine bottle”), from Latin burrus (“red, flushed”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “tawny, red”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: borracho, burrus, πυρρός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/
British English: /bɒˈɹæt͡ʃəʊ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

borachios (plural)

Synonyms

alco alcoholic alkie bacchanal bacchant barfly bibber booze artist boozehound boozer borachio bouser

Questions

How do you pronounce borachio?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/.
What does borachio mean?: A drunkard.
Where does borachio come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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