somaro

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin sagmārius, saumārius, salmārius, from Late Latin sagma (“pack saddle”), from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Doublet of somiere. The obsolete English word summer (“pack-horse”) is borrowed from the same source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈma.ro/
  • Rhymes: -aro
  • Hyphenation: so‧mà‧ro

Noun

somaro m (plural somari, feminine somara)

  1. donkey, ass, jackass
    Synonyms: asino, ciuco
  2. dunce
    Synonym: ciuco

Derived terms

Adjective

somaro (feminine somara, masculine plural somari, feminine plural somare)

  1. stupid, ignorant

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