farfara

See also: fárfara

English

Etymology

From the species epithet.

Noun

farfara (uncountable)

  1. The dried leaves of coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), formerly used to treat bronchitis.

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin farfara.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfar.fa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -arfara
  • Hyphenation: fàr‧fa‧ra

Noun

farfara f (plural farfare)

  1. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

farfara f (genitive farfarae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of farfarum
    • 900–1100: Codex Vaticanus 4417, Corpus glossariorum latinorum III p. 624 l. 9
      Farfara id est ungula gaballina
      Coughwort is horsefoot.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative farfara farfarae
Genitive farfarae farfarārum
Dative farfarae farfarīs
Accusative farfaram farfarās
Ablative farfarā farfarīs
Vocative farfara farfarae

Romanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فارفاره‎ (farfara).

Noun

farfara f (plural farfarale)

  1. (derogatory) windbag

Declension
Declension of farfara
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) farfara farfaraua (niște) farfarale farfaralele
genitive/dative (unei) farfarale farfaralei (unor) farfarale farfaralelor
vocative — —

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فارفاره‎ (farfara), فارفره‎ (farfara), فرفره‎ (farfara), from Italian farfalla or from Arabic فَرْفَرَة‎ (farfara), verbal noun of فَرْفَرَ‎ (farfara, “to shake oneself, to be volatile, to be of light behaviour”).

Adjective

farfara

  1. windbag, big talker

Further reading
  • farfara in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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