peracottaro

== Italian == === Alternative forms === peracottaio === Etymology === From pera cotta (“cooked pear”) +‎ -aro. === Noun === peracottaro m (plural peracottari, feminine peracottara) (regional, dated) a person who sold cooked pears (at local fairs) (Romanesco, figurative) an incompetent person; a good-for-nothing; an ignorant, rough person; a lout, boor Synonym: zoticone fare una figura da peracottaro ― to give the impression of being boorish or incompetent === Further reading === peracottaro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana peracottaro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication