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ruffiano

ruffiano noun: a ruffian.

Noun

ruffiano (plural ruffianos)

  1. (obsolete) A ruffian.
    • […] the noisy boys in the streets, who constitute the ruffianos.1836, Foster's Cabinet Miscellany, page 227

Forms of ruffiano

pluralruffianos

Questions about ruffiano

What does ruffiano mean?
Ruffiano means a ruffian.
What part of speech is ruffiano?
Ruffiano is a noun.
What is the plural of ruffiano?
The plural of ruffiano is ruffianos.

Words near ruffiano in the dictionary

  1. ruffianized
  2. ruffianizes
  3. ruffianizing
  4. ruffianlike
  5. ruffianly
  6. ruffiano
  7. ruffianos
  8. ruffianous
  9. ruffians
  10. Ruffieux
  11. ruffin

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