guido

See also: guidò and Guido

English

Alternative forms

Guido

Etymology

From Italian Guido, a male given name, equivalent to English Guy.

Pronunciation

enPR: gwē'dō
- (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwidoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiːdəʊ/
Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

guido (plural guidos)

(slang, US, ethnic slur) Italian-American male; an American male of Italian extraction as a member of the working-class.
- 2013, Nathan J Morissey, 62 Hot Gay Stories
  In a way, he looked like one of those guidos from MTV's Jersey Shore, but he resembled them only in appearance.

Translations

person of Italian descent — see wop

Coordinate terms

guidette, Guidette

Derived terms

guidette

Synonyms

(person of Italian descent): dago, Eyetie, goombah, greaseball, guinea, wog, wop

See also

Italian: truzzo

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡwi.do/
Rhymes: -ido
Hyphenation: guì‧do
Homophone: Guido

Verb

guido

first-person singular present indicative of guidare

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