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ricchione

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Italian

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Etymology

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Uncertain, perhaps from Spanish maricón and dialectal recchia, from orecchia.[1]Many different theories exist.[2]

Noun

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ricchione m (plural ricchioni)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory, regional) queer, fag, faggot
    Synonyms: finocchio, frocio

References

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  1. ^ ricchione in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ Giovanni Dall'Orto ((Can we date this quote?)) “RECCHIONE o RICCHIONE”, in Storia di undici termini relativi all'omosessualità‎[1] (in Italian)

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