ladrone

English

Etymology

Spanish ladron, Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō.

Noun

ladrone (plural ladrones)

  1. A robber; a pirate; a rogue or rascal.
    • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 24962326:
      But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.

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Italian

Etymology

Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō.

Noun

ladrone m (plural ladroni, feminine ladrona)

  1. thief; robber (especially a highwayman)

Noun

ladrone f

  1. plural of ladrona

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