🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

praticante di fattoria

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pratikan-te di fattoria

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jackaroo/ˈdʒæk.əˌruː/
nounverbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15420 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha fatto il praticante in un grande ranch in Australia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A young trainee sheep or cattle station hand in Australia.

    "He spent his first year as a jackaroo learning how to muster cattle and shear sheep."
As verb
  1. 1

    To work as a jackaroo on a large rural farm or station.

    "After finishing school, she decided to jackaroo in outback Queensland for a season."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in Australia in the late 19th century, the term likely derives from the given name Jack combined with an Aboriginal suffix or pidgin English construction, possibly influenced by 'new chum'. Initially referring to a young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience, it later expanded to include female trainees (jillaroos).

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