- popolaccio
- s. m.1. pegg. di popolo2. plebaglia.
Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione. 2010.
popolaccio
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popolaccio — pl.m. popolacci … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
populace — [ pɔpylas ] n. f. • 1572; n. m. 1555; it. populaccio, péj. de popolo ♦ Péj. Bas peuple. ⇒ 1. masse, plèbe, fam. populo. « Par derrière se pressait une populace en haillons » (Flaubert). ⊗ CONTR. Élite, gratin. ● populace nom féminin (italien… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Populace — Pop u*lace, n. [F. populace, fr. It. popolaccio, popolazzo, fr. popolo people, L. populus. See {People}.] The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
populace — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian popolaccio rabble, augmentative of popolo the people, from Latin populus Date: 1572 1. the common people ; masses 2. population … New Collegiate Dictionary
populace — /pop yeuh leuhs/, n. 1. the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes. 2. all the inhabitants of a place; population. [1565 75; < F < It popolaccio, equiv. to popol(o) PEOPLE + accio pejorative suffix] * … Universalium
populacho — (Del ital. popolaccio.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 despectivo Chusma, lo más bajo del pueblo: ■ dirigió su discurso al populacho. 2 Multitud desordenada de gente: ■ el famoso actor se vio acosado por el populacho. SINÓNIMO vulgo * * * populacho… … Enciclopedia Universal
populace — pop|u|lace [ˈpɔpjuləs US ˈpa: ] n [singular also + plural verb British English] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Italian popolaccio crowd , from popolo people ] the people who live in a country ▪ the effects of the war on the local… … Dictionary of contemporary English
populace — (n.) 1570s, from M.Fr. populace, from It. popolaccio riffraff, rabble, from popolo people (from L. populus people ) + pejorative suffix accio … Etymology dictionary
populace — [ pɒpjʊləs] noun [treated as sing. or plural] the general public. Origin C16: from Fr., from Ital. popolaccio common people … English new terms dictionary
populace — pop•u•lace [[t]ˈpɒp yə ləs[/t]] n. 1) (in a community or nation) the common people as distinguished from the higher classes 2) the inhabitants of a place; population • Etymology: 1565–75; < F < It popolaccio=popol(o) people+ accio… … From formal English to slang
