borachio

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borachio

/bɒˈɹæt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
/bɒˈɹæt͡ʃɪəʊ/ UK
/bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/ US
/bɔˈɹɑt͡ʃioʊ/ US

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From Spanish borracho (“drunkard, wine bottle”), from Latin burrus (“red, flushed”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “tawny, red”).

noun borachios

obsolete A drunkard. Offence? As I'm a Perſon, I'm aſhamed of you—Fogh! how you ſtink of Wine! Dee think my Niece will ever endure ſuch a Borachio! you'r an abſolute Borachio.
Similar: alco, alcoholic, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber, booze artist, boozehound, boozer, borachio, bouser
historical A wineskin made of pigskin. Meer. Yes, / But by my way of dressing, you must know, sir, / And med'cining the leather to a height / Of improved ware, like your borachio / Of Spain, sir, I can fetch nine thousand for't

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@misc{borachio_2026,
  title = {borachio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/borachio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}