assinico

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish asnico, diminutive of asno, from Latin asinus, cognate with English ass (donkey).

Noun

assinico (plural assinicos or assinicoes)

  1. (obsolete) A stupid fellow, an ass.
    • 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida:
      Thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows; an assinico may tutor thee.

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