Etymology

borachio

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Today it means: A drunkard. Full definition →

Spanish borracho ← Latin burrus ← Ancient Greek πυρρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπυρρός“tawny, red”
  2. Latin · derived fromburrus“red, flushed”
  3. Spanish · derived fromborracho“drunkard, wine bottle”
  4. English todayborachio

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

Words from the same roots

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