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Meaning of Bumpkin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈbʌmp.kɪn

Definitions

A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.

Equivalents

العربية المتخلّف

Bosanski Vlah

Català pagerol taujà

Čeština křupan

Dansk bondejokke bondeknold bonderøv

Deutsch Bauer Bauerntölpel Hinterwäldler Tölpel

Ελληνικά βλάκας

Español cateto cazurro grullo guajiro jíbaro montañero montuno paleto palurdo pueblerino

Suomi heinähattu tomppeli

Français manant péquenaud plouc

Gaeilge cábóg dundarlán tútachán

Galego badoco paduán paifoco pailán pailaroco paiolo

Hrvatski Vlah

Հայերեն գեղցի

Italiano buzzurro cafone villico zappaterra

한국어 시골뜨기 촌놈 촌뜨기

Latina Petro rusticus

Polski cham chamidło chamisko gamoń

Română țăran

Српски Vlah

Svenska bondläpp fårskalle klumpeduns

Tiếng Việt nhà quê

Examples

“They mix with Dancers, who now advance to the front, where a bumpkin, or dance of many interwoven reels, is performed; after which the Bride is led to a seat, and some of her Maidens sit by her.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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