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beghino

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Medieval Latin beguinus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈɡi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: be‧ghì‧no

Noun

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beghino m (plural beghini, feminine beghina)

  1. (historical) Beguin, Beghard
    Synonym: begardo
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) bigot
    Synonyms: bacchettone, bigotto

Further reading

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  • beghino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beghino

  1. inflection of begare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

References

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  1. ^ bega in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)