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    Sep 6, 2023 · Galoot is a mildly offensive term that originally referred to an inept sailor or to a marine on board ship, much like a modern sailor might use jarhead. Etymologist Anatoly Liberman points to the thirteenth century Italian galeot (t)o, “sailor, steersman,” as a possible source for galoot.

  3. galoot n. [A. Liberman suggests ‘As early as the 13th century, the Italian word galeot ( t ) o “sailor; steersman on a galley” became current in French, German, and Dutch and acquired an additional meaning “pirate.”

  4. allocco, citrullo, imbecille are the top translations of "galoot" into Italian. Sample translated sentence: Compared to those galoots, he is Nijinski.” ↔ Paragonato a quei brocchi, lui è Nijinski.»

  5. Jul 23, 2008 · As early as the 13 th century, the Italian word galeot (t)o “sailor; steersman on a galley” became current in French, German, and Dutch and acquired an additional meaning “pirate.”

  6. Traduzione di "galoot" in italiano allocco, citrullo, imbecille sono le principali traduzioni di "galoot" in italiano. Esempio di frase tradotta: Randy called for one of the security guys, a big galoot named Dougie, to accompany her to the luxury bus. ↔ Randy chiamò uno della sicurezza, uno zoticone di nome Dougie, perché l’accompagnasse ...

  7. Look up the English to Italian translation of galoot in the PONS online dictionary. Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function.

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