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Clipping of ignoramus + -o. Possibly modelled on Spanish and Italian verb forms ending in -o.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ignoramo
Today it means: A foolish and ignorant person; an ignoramus. Full definition →
Today it means: A foolish and ignorant person; an ignoramus. Full definition →
Clipping of ignoramus + -o. Possibly modelled on Spanish and Italian verb forms ending in -o.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.