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Where does “tamarro” come from?

tamarro (Italian) comes from Arabic تَمَّار, from Arabic تَمْر — date; dates.

tamarro (Italian): chav; vulgar, tasteless

Definitions

  1. chav; vulgar, tasteless

Ancestry of “tamarro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَمَّارdate vendor
2Arabicتَمْرdate; dates
Every word from Arabic تَمْر →