A word or group of words that describes or limits a verb, noun, adjective, or adverb. Modifiers applied to nouns are adjectives. Modifiers applied to verbs or adjectives are adverbs. Those that are applied to adverbs themselves are also called adverbs.
Guido / Ë É¡ w iË d oÊ / is a slang term, often derogatory, for a working-class urban Italian American. The guido stereotype is multi-faceted. Originally, it was used as a demeaning term for Italian Americans in general.
from Svanto-vit, name of a Slavic god worshipped with ecstatic dances on the Baltic island of RÃ¼gen, transferred by Christian missionaries to Saint Vitus. The Italian form of the name is Guido.