"farfalla" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /farˈfal.la/ Forms: farfalle [plural]
Rhymes: -alla Etymology: Perhaps from Old Italian parpaglione, from Latin papiliō (“butterfly”). Compare Old French paveillon, Catalan papalló, Provençal parpalhos, Lombardic parpaja. The f is difficult to account for, though it might be due to the Tuscan gorgia. Alternatively, from the dialectal Arabic word in Maltese farfett, Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), which is from Berber; compare Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu (“butterfly, moth”). Forms with a second -f- are apparently attested within Berber as well, but are at any rate explainable. For the -ll- compare Sicilian beddu versus Italian bello. The Arabic emphatic [tˤ] could easily have been interpreted by southern Italians as their retroflex [ɖ] and then replaced with the cognate [l] as the word moved northwards. Etymology templates: {{der|it|roa-oit|parpaglione}} Old Italian parpaglione, {{inh|it|la|papiliō||butterfly}} Latin papiliō (“butterfly”), {{cog|fro|paveillon}} Old French paveillon, {{cog|ca|papalló}} Catalan papalló, {{cog|prv|parpalhos}} Provençal parpalhos, {{cog|lng|parpaja}} Lombardic parpaja, {{der|it|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|mt|farfett}} Maltese farfett, {{cog|aeb|فرططو/فرفطو|tr=farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu}} Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), {{der|it|ber|-}} Berber, {{cog|kab|aferṭeṭṭu|t=butterfly, moth}} Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu (“butterfly, moth”), {{cog|scn|beddu}} Sicilian beddu, {{m+|it|bello}} Italian bello Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} farfalla f (plural farfalle)
  1. butterfly Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-farfalla-it-noun-~P0HXL42
  2. bow tie Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-farfalla-it-noun-GSm3~0jc Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 33 7 27 33
  3. (usually in the plural) pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties Tags: feminine, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-farfalla-it-noun-8NH6EqS3
  4. (swimming) the butterfly stroke Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Swimming, Clothing Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-farfalla-it-noun-dJlAy2yJ Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 33 7 27 33 Disambiguation of Insects: 4 11 11 48 27 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 7 55 34 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming
  5. throttle valve, butterfly valve Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-farfalla-it-noun-HlmcrXVt Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 33 7 27 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sfarfallare Related terms: bruco [masculine], falena [feminine]

Inflected forms

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