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Where does “Bamboccio” come from?

Bamboccio (Italian) comes from Italian bamboccio, from Italian bambo — naive, foolish; child.

Bamboccio (Italian): a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre...

Definitions

  1. a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre...

Ancestry of “Bamboccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbamboccioA chubby child, baby face; A rag doll; A...
2Italianbambonaive, foolish; child

Words derived from “Bamboccio”

  • bambocciade
  • bambocciata
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