"befana" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /beˈfa.na/ Forms: befane [plural]
Rhymes: -ana Etymology: From Befana, a folkloric figure. Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} befana f (plural befane)
  1. the presents or treats received by children from Befana on the night before Epiphany Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-befana-it-noun-k06hlGwb
  2. (humorous or offensive) a crone or old hag Tags: feminine, humorous, offensive Categories (topical): People Synonyms: racchia, strega
    Sense id: en-befana-it-noun-MTGvJiFC Disambiguation of People: 37 54 9
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Befana Tags: alt-of, feminine Alternative form of: Befana
    Sense id: en-befana-it-noun--4PtSxYW Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 29 11 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 11 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 5 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: befano

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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