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berretín

/bereˈtin/

noun, masculine/bereˈtin/plural: berretines

béguin, infatuation; hat, cap

Synonyms: infatuación

Derived from Ligurian berettin, beretín (literally “cap”). A Cocoliche semantic loan from French béguin (“crush”, literally “bonnet”).

noun, masculine/bereˈtin/plural: berretines

a counterfeit; fake; an exaggeration of one's abilities

Synonyms: falsificación

Derived from baratín (“A bag containing worthless paper said to contain cash”), from Italian barattina (“A swapping of an object with a worthless counterfeit”).

noun, masculine/bereˈtin/plural: berretines

a hideout; an anus (where one would hide valuables)

Derived from Italian berretino (“pocket”).