English Explanatory Dictionary

borachio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A drunkard.
  2. A wineskin made of pigskin.

Pronunciation

bŏʹrăchō bŏʹrăchĭō /bɒˈɹæt͡ʃəʊ/ /bɒˈɹæt͡ʃɪəʊ/ bôʹrächō bôʹrächiō /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/ /bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃioʊ/

Word forms

borachio borachios

Etymology

From Spanish borracho (“drunkard, wine bottle”), from Latin burrus (“red, flushed”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “tawny, red”).

Synonyms

alco alcoholic alkie bacchanal bacchant barfly bibber booze artist boozehound boozer borachio bouser carouser cupster dipso dipsomaniac drinker drunk drunkard fuddlecap fuddler grog artist guzzler inebriate juicehead lick-wimble lush lusher maltworm pisshead pisspot plonko reel-pot rinse-pitcher rumpot shicker slubberdegullion soak soaker sot souse sponge squeeze-grape sucker suck-pint swill-belly swill-bowl swill-flagon swill-pot swill-tub swillking tippler toper tosspot tun winebibber winesop wino
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