villano

See also: Villano

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin vīllānus, from Latin vīlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vilˈla.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: vil‧là‧no

Adjective

villano (feminine villana, masculine plural villani, feminine plural villane)

1. rude, bad-mannered

Derived terms

• villanamente

Noun

villano m (plural villani, feminine villana)

1. a rude or bad-mannered person; lout or boor
2. peasant

Related terms

• villa

Anagrams

• valloni, villona

Latin

Noun

vīllānō

1. dative/ablative singular of vīllānus

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin vīllānus, from Latin vīlla. Cognate with English villain and villein.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /biˈʝano/ [biˈʝa.no]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /biˈʝano/ [biˈʝa.no]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /biˈʎano/ [biˈʎa.no]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biˈʃano/ [biˈʃa.no]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biˈʒano/ [biˈʒa.no]

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: vi‧lla‧no

Adjective

villano (feminine villana, masculine plural villanos, feminine plural villanas)

1. peasant
2. villainous, rude, bad-mannered

Derived terms

• villanía

 

Noun

villano m (plural villanos, feminine villana, feminine plural villanas)

1. villain, bad guy

Derived terms

• archivillano

 

Related terms

• villa

 

Further reading

• “villano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014