"farfelu" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /faʁ.fə.ly/ Audio: Fr-Paris--farfelu.ogg [Paris] Forms: farfelue [feminine], farfelus [masculine, plural], farfelues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|fr}} Unknown Head templates: {{fr-adj}} farfelu (feminine farfelue, masculine plural farfelus, feminine plural farfelues)
  1. (of a person) eccentric, scatty
    Sense id: en-farfelu-fr-adj-Evu6alje Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. (of an idea) ridiculous, harebrained
    Sense id: en-farfelu-fr-adj-VJYD5y69 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 68 32

Inflected forms

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