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paleto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boor noun A rude, ill-mannered person.
  • bumpkin noun An unsophisticated, awkward person from the countryside; a yokel.
  • churl noun A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
  • clodhopper noun A strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.
  • hick noun An unsophisticated or unfashionable person from the countryside, often used disparagingly.
  • provincial adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
  • redneck noun An informal, often disparaging term for a poor, working-class rural person, especially from the southern United States, sometimes implying narrow-mindedness.
  • yokel noun An unsophisticated or naive person from the countryside, often used dismissively.

Senses

paleto is used for these senses in English:

  • boor A yokel, country bumpkin.
  • boor An uncultured person; a vulgarian.
  • bumpkin A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
  • churl (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor. [from 14th c.]
  • churlish Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
  • clodhopper (UK) A clumsy or foolish person.
  • country bumpkin (colloquial) An unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
  • fallow deer A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.

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