ladrone
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō. Doublet of latron.
Noun edit
ladrone (plural ladrones)
- A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 14:
- But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin latrōnem (accusative form). Doublet of ladro, from the Latin nominative latrō.
Noun edit
ladrone m (plural ladroni, feminine ladrona)
- thief; robber (especially a highwayman)
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ladrone f