birichino

Italian

Etymology

Of Emilian dialect origin, probably related to briccone (“rascal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.riˈki.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ri‧chì‧no

Adjective

birichino (feminine birichina, masculine plural birichini, feminine plural birichine)

  1. mischievous, impish
  2. sly
  3. naughty

Derived terms

Noun

birichino m (plural birichini, feminine birichina)

  1. rascal, imp (mischievous person)
  2. pickle

Derived terms

Further reading

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