"cafone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cafones [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian cafonebor. English cafone Borrowed from Italian cafone. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:cafone|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian cafonebor. English cafone [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "cafone", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cafone", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cafone"> Borrowed from Italian cafone. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cafone (plural cafones)
  1. (US, slang) A boorish, uneducated Italian-American. Tags: US, slang

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