borachio

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bŏʹrăchō, bŏʹrăchĭō, IPA^(key): /bɒˈɹæt͡ʃəʊ/, /bɒˈɹæt͡ʃɪəʊ/
• (US) enPR: bôʹrächō, bôʹrächiō, IPA^(key): /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/, /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃioʊ/

Noun

borachio (plural borachios)

1. (obsolete) A drunkard.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunkard

   • 1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, scene x, page 62:

     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.

2. (historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
   • 1631, Ben Jonson, The Devil is an Ass, act II scene I:

     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