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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaipira
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/
"O rapaz era um caipira que nunca tinha visto o mar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An awkward, unpolished, or naive person from a rural area.
"He felt like a country bumpkin when he first arrived in the bustling metropolis." - 2
A derogatory term for someone lacking the sophistication, culture, or urbanity of city residents.
"The play contrasts the wise country bumpkin with the foolish and corrupt city slicker."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'country', originating from Old French 'contrée' and Late Latin 'contrata', with 'bumpkin', which likely derives from Middle Dutch 'bommekijn', meaning a little barrel or short, stout person. By the late 16th century, 'bumpkin' shifted to denote an awkward, clumsy, or unpolished rustic person, eventually coalescing into the fixed compound phrase used to describe an unsophisticated rural dweller.
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paysan
Transliteration: /pe.zɑ̃/
"Il est arrivé à Paris avec la naïveté d'un paysan."
Landpomeranze
Transliteration: /ˈlant.pɔmɛʁˌant͡sə/
"In der Großstadt fühlte er sich wie ein unwissender Landpomeranze."
villano
Transliteration: /vilˈlaː.no/
"Si comportava come un vero villano arrivato dalla campagna."
campesino
Transliteration: /kampeˈsino/
"Miraba los rascacielos con la inocencia de un campesino."
caipira
Transliteration: /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/
"O rapaz era um caipira que nunca tinha visto o mar."
गँवार
Transliteration: ganwar
"शहर के लोग उसे गँवार समझकर उसका मज़ाक उड़ाते थे।"
乡巴佬
Transliteration: xiāng bālǎo
"他第一次进城，觉得自己像个乡巴佬。"
촌뜨기
Transliteration: chontteugi
"그는 서울에 처음 올라와서 자신을 촌뜨기 같다고 생각했다."
田舎者
Transliteration: inakamono
"彼は都会の生活に慣れない典型的な田舎者だった。"
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