"ruffiano" meaning in Italian

See ruffiano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rufˈfja.no/ Forms: ruffiani [plural], ruffiana [feminine]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: From roffia (“dirt”), from Old High German hruf (“eschar, crust”). Cognate with Icelandic hrufla (“to scratch”), English ruffle. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *rufianus, from rūfus (“red”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|goh|hruf||eschar, crust}} Old High German hruf (“eschar, crust”), {{cog|is|hrufla||to scratch}} Icelandic hrufla (“to scratch”), {{cog|en|ruffle}} English ruffle, {{inh|it|VL.|*rufianus}} Vulgar Latin *rufianus Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} ruffiano m (plural ruffiani, feminine ruffiana)
  1. pander, procurer, pimp Tags: masculine Synonyms: magnaccia, protettore, lenone, pappone
    Sense id: en-ruffiano-it-noun-6N1ioMSO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, People Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 56 4 17 4 20 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 0 0
  2. bootlicker Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ruffiano-it-noun-zTT~-Wzy
  3. sycophant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ruffiano-it-noun-D32fjiyn
  4. flunky Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ruffiano-it-noun-CSthdArW
  5. hanger-on Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ruffiano-it-noun-cIlio4Vu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arrufianarsi, ruffiana, ruffianata, ruffianeggiare, ruffianesco, ruffineria

Inflected forms

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          "word": "protettore"
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        {
          "word": "lenone"
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        {
          "word": "pappone"
        }
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      "ipa": "/rufˈfja.no/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
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      "word": "ruffianata"
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    {
      "word": "ruffianeggiare"
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    },
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      "form": "ruffiana",
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        "ruf‧fià‧no"
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  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pander, procurer, pimp"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "procurer",
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        [
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "magnaccia"
        },
        {
          "word": "protettore"
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        {
          "word": "lenone"
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        {
          "word": "pappone"
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    {
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        "sycophant"
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          "sycophant"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
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        "hanger-on"
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        [
          "hanger-on",
          "hanger-on"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rufˈfja.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ano"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ruffiano"
}

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