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Definition of Contadino
1. Noun. An Italian farmer.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contadino
Literary usage of Contadino
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"peasant, n. countryman (contextual), boor (обе., exc. of Dutch, German, or other
foreign peasants), bucolic (humorous), contadino (Italian; mase. ..."
2. The Country of the Moors: A Journey from Tripoli in Barbary to the City of by Edward Rae (1877)
"contadino: Where does this thing come from ? Traveller : From Tunis. contadino :
Tunis belongs ... contadino: I don't think so much of that. What are you ? ..."
3. Cities of Northern and Central Italy by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1876)
"every contadino when a pig is killed, one ham is given to the padrone. Every contadino
also pays a tribute of three or four fat capons at Easter; and, ..."
4. Cities of Northern Italy by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1884)
"The contadino receives no wages from his padrone, but, according to the rules of
the different fattorie, is in addition compelled to supply so many days' ..."
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