"furetto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: furetti [plural], furetta [feminine]
Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *furittum (“petty thief”), which is derived from Latin fūr (“thief”). Cognate to French furet (“ferret”), Spanish hurón (“ferret”). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|VL.|*furittum||petty thief}} Vulgar Latin *furittum (“petty thief”), {{uder|it|la|fūr||thief}} Latin fūr (“thief”), {{cog|fr|furet||ferret}} French furet (“ferret”), {{cog|es|hurón||ferret}} Spanish hurón (“ferret”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} furetto m (plural furetti, feminine furetta)
  1. ferret Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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