borachio

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UK/bɒˈɹæt͡ʃəʊ/UK/bɒˈɹæt͡ʃɪəʊ/US/bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/US/bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃioʊ/

noun

A drunkard.

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OriginSpanish borracho ← Latin burrus ← Ancient Greek πυρρός →
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Meanings

nounborachio (plural borachios)

plural borachios

  1. obsoleteA drunkard.

    Offence? As I'm a Perſon, I'm aſhamed of you—Fogh! how you ſtink of Wine! Dee think my Niece will ever endure ſuch a Borachio! you'r an abſolute Borachio.

    1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, scene x, page 62

    Synonyms: alco, alcoholic, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber, booze artist

  2. historicalA wineskin made of pigskin.

    Meer. Yes, / But by my way of dressing, you must know, sir, / And med'cining the leather to a height / Of improved ware, like your borachio / Of Spain, sir, I can fetch nine thousand for't

    1631, Ben Jonson, The Devil is an Ass, act II scene I

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drunkard.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπυρρός“tawny, red”
  2. Latinburrus“red, flushed”
  3. Spanishborracho“drunkard, wine bottle”
  4. Englishborachio

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

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APA

borachio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borachio

MLA

“borachio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borachio. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borachio,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borachio.

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