abucco
n. C2 Proficiency abuc·co
n. a very old word for a person who is a fool or a simpleton. It is rarely used in modern English.
n. a term of derision for a person lacking in intelligence or common sense.
The old man was called an abucco by his neighbors.
In the old legal documents, the witness was described as an abucco who could not be trusted to tell the truth.
While the term abucco is largely forgotten by modern speakers, it appears in several medieval texts as a formal designation for those deemed mentally incapacitated or legally incompetent.