"beffa" meaning in All languages combined

See beffa on Wiktionary

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈbɛf.fa/ Forms: beffe [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛffa Etymology: Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} beffa f (plural beffe)
  1. joke, prank Tags: feminine Synonyms: scherzo Derived forms: beffare Related terms: beffardo
    Sense id: en-beffa-it-noun-l2O-wDwO Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /ˈbɛf.fa/
Rhymes: -ɛffa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} beffa
  1. inflection of beffare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: beffare
    Sense id: en-beffa-it-verb-zTLsirx6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 62 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 76 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 71 6
  2. inflection of beffare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: beffare
    Sense id: en-beffa-it-verb-f67xEwfm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Nonsense, it seems obvious to me that the sign is a joke, \"they\" know that we are dying of thirst, and they put us in a room, and there is a faucet, and Wassertrinken verboten.",
          "ref": "1947, Primo Levi, “Sul fundo”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 23:",
          "text": "Sciocchezze, a me pare ovvio che il cartello è una beffa, «essi» sanno che noi moriamo di sete, e ci mettono in una camera, e c'è un rubinetto, e Wassertrinken verboten.",
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          "ref": "1947, Primo Levi, “Sul fundo”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 23:",
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