imbecile

How do you say “imbecile” in Provençal?

In Provençal you say arlèri, banasto, bedigas, chot, coucourdo, coufié. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.

Provençal equivalents

arlèri, banasto, bedigas, chot, coucourdo, coufié, coufo, couioun, darnagas, duganèu, estrùmi, imbecile, inoucènt, jan-lou-cuou, nèsci, pèpi, toti, viedase

Details of the Provençal equivalents

arlèri

Grammatical category	Noun (m.)
English translation	imbecile; scoundrel; braggart; fop; stiff; pretentious

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banasto

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	basket, fool (idiot), imbecile; hamper

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bedigas

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	idiot, imbecile, foolish; dolt (person); gawker; simpleton; sheep-like; nitwit
Feminine	bedigasso
Variants	bedigasso

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chot

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	owl, imbecile; tawny owl

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coucourdo

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	squash, gourd, imbecile; pumpkin

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coufié

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	basket, imbecile

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coufo

Grammatical category	Noun (f.)
English translation	manna, backside, prostitute, imbecile, foolishness; blunder

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couioun

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	imbecile; stupid
Feminine	-ono

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darnagas

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	shrike; fool, simpleton, imbecile

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duganèu

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	imbecile, nitwit; osprey

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estrùmi

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	imbecile

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imbecile

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	imbecile

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inoucènt

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	idiot; imbecile, innocent
Feminine	-ènto

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jan-lou-cuou

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	imbecile

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nèsci

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	imbecile; foolish; nitwit; silly; mad; inept; preposterous
Feminine	nèscio
Variants	nèscio

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pèpi

Grammatical category	Noun, Adjective
English translation	imbecile

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toti

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	imprudent; stele; imbecile, foolish
Variants	tòti

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viedase

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	imbecile

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