ruffianesco

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Italian

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Etymology

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From ruffiano +‎ -esco.

Adjective

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ruffianesco (feminine ruffianesca, masculine plural ruffianeschi, feminine plural ruffianesche)

  1. whore-mongering
  2. crawling, grovelling