English
jadrool
Jadrool comes from Italian cetriolo ‘fool’, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *citriŏlum.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*citriŏlumreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentcetriolo‘fool’literally ‘cucumber’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcidruledialectal form of cetriolo
- Englishearliest quotation 1954jadrool
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*citriŏlumreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentcetriolo‘fool’literally ‘cucumber’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcidruledialectal form of cetriolo
- Englishearliest quotation 1954jadrool
Earliest quotation: 1954, Mambo Italiano: “Hey chadrool you don't-a have to go to school…”
The story
Mostly like "citrullo" (cucumber), that is meant to be understood as "not exceptionally smart".
Every English word from Vulgar Latin *citriŏlum
Today it means
noun A loser; a bum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *citriŏlum / jadrool