жабар

English translation: wop, dago, ginzo

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Bulgarian term or phrase:жабар
English translation:wop, dago, ginzo
Entered by: Hemuss

10:31 Jan 19, 2007
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Bulgarian term or phrase: жабар
За италианец.
Благодаря.
Hemuss
Local time: 23:41
wop,dago, ginzo
Explanation:
Тук има досат термини успех с избора им
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moskwich
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:41
Grading comment
Много благодаря!
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Summary of answers provided
4frogeater (pejorative for Italian)
Boika Koceva
3 +1wop,dago, ginzo
moskwich
3Frog
Mihailolja
3ginzo
Sylvio Peshev


Discussion entries: 6





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Frog


Explanation:
I would add an asterisk to the term and then explain as a footnote that it is a derogatory term derived from the fact that some Italians eat frogs ( national cuisine ). It's a term widely used in the former Yugoslav states.

By the way the English use the same term for the same reason for the French.

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
frogeater (pejorative for Italian)


Explanation:
Съгласна с г-н Клюнчев обяснението е в народопсихологията на българина, отношението към тези, които ядат жаби, за разлика от българина като цяло.

Boika Koceva
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5

57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wop,dago, ginzo


Explanation:
Тук има досат термини успех с избора им


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wop
moskwich
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Много благодаря!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emilia Delibasheva: Според този автор най-употребяваната жаргонна дума е "wop",следвана от "dago"и 'guinea": http://kpearson.faculty.tcnj.edu/Dictionary/wop.htm
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