Etymology
From bovo (“head of cattle”) + -aro (collective suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boˈvaro]
- Rhymes: -aro
- Hyphenation: bo‧va‧ro
Noun
bovaro (accusative singular bovaron, plural bovaroj, accusative plural bovarojn)
- a herd of cattle
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈva.ro/
- Rhymes: -aro
- Hyphenation: bo‧và‧ro
Noun
bovaro m (plural bovari, feminine bovara)
- Alternative form of boaro (“cowherd”)
- (derogatory) bumpkin, yokel
- Synonyms: (regional) burino, bifolco, buzzurro, cafone, incivile, maleducato, screanzato, villano, villanzone, villico, zotico, zoticone
- (masculine only) cattle dog
- Hypernyms: cane da pastore, pastore
- Hyponyms: bovaro del Bernese, bovaro delle Fiandre