Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Borachio

A drunkard. From the Spanish borachoe or borrach'o, a bottle made of pig's skin, with the hair inside, dressed with resin and pitch to keep the wine sweet. (Minsheu.)

Borachio.
A follower of Don John, in Much Ado About Nothing, who thus plays upon his own name:

“I will, like a true drunkard [borachio ], utter all to thee.” - Act iii. 5.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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