tamarro

Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Arabic تَمَّار (tammār, “date vendor”), from تَمْر (tamr, “date”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈmar.ro/
• Rhymes: -arro
• Hyphenation: ta‧màr‧ro

Noun

tamarro m (plural tamarri)

1. (derogatory) chav, trash, somewhat ridiculous person associated with really low culture, poor lifestyle, fancy or odd taste in clothing, and so on

   Synonyms: truzzo, tanghero

   con la catena d'oro al collo sembro proprio un tamarro

   with the gold chain around my neck I look like a chav

Adjective

tamarro (feminine tamarra, masculine plural tamarri, feminine plural tamarre)

1. (regional, derogatory) boorish, mannerless
2. (derogatory) kitschy, tacky

See also

• tamarrata

Further reading

• tamarro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• martora