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ribaldo.

a certain type of soldier:

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/riˈbal.do/

  1. a certain type of soldier: one of the soldiers tasked with starting a battle

    historical · masculine

  2. a certain type of soldier: one of the soldiers who looted after the attack of knights

    historical · masculine

  3. a certain type of soldier: any person who managed to enter a camp after the soldiers

    historical · masculine

  4. one who makes a living with dishonest activities

    archaic · masculine

  5. beggar

    archaic · masculine

  6. rogue, scoundrel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”), from riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”).

adj/riˈbal.do/

  1. roguish, scoundrelly

    literary
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”), from riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”).

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