rudo

/ˈrudo/ · B2 · adj

rude, rough, crude, rugged

🤼🪨 rudo = rude: both come from Latin rudis, raw or unpolished

Latin rudis meant raw or unworked, which also gives English rudiment. In Spanish, rudo covers rough manners, rough hands and rugged ground. In Mexican lucha libre, the rudos are the rule-breaking villains and the técnicos are the heroes.

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