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bullo.

tough, tough guy, bully, guy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbul.lo/
  1. tough, tough guy, bully, guy

    masculine
  2. an unofficial and often illegal protector similar to a petty not-strictly-ruling gangster godfather acting in person (since, both for bulli and regular people, getting in touch with the police was most of time inconvenient)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German buole (“friend”). Compare German Buhle and English bully.

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