saccardo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sacco (“sack”) +‎ -ardo (“-er”, possessional noun suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sakˈkar.do/
  • Rhymes: -ardo
  • Hyphenation: sac‧càr‧do

Noun[edit]

saccardo m (plural saccardi) (Old Italian)

  1. (historical, military) one who is tasked with carrying and guarding supplies
    Synonym: saccomanno
  2. (transferred sense) sacker, looter, robber
    Synonyms: predatore, rapinatore, saccheggiatore, (Old Italian) saccomanno

References[edit]

  • saccardo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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