ruffianesco
Italian (Fiorentino)
adj
Definitions
- whore-mongering
- crawling, grovelling
Etymology
Suffix from Italian ruffiano (pimp, procurer, pander).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
ruffiano
Gloss
pimp, procurer, pander
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ruffianeggiare Italian
- ruffianeria Italian
- ruffiano Italian
- rufian French
- rufián Spanish, Castilian
- hruf Old High German
- hruf, hrŭf Old High German
- rufian Middle French