"farfett" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /farˈfɛt/ Forms: friefet [plural]
Etymology: Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare especially Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), Moroccan Arabic فرططو (farṭuṭṭu, “butterfly”), but also Moroccan Arabic فرطوط (farṭūṭ, “moth”) etc. Eventually from Berber; compare Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu. The second -f- might be due to influence by Italian farfalla, which is either unrelated or itself from the Arabic (see the entry). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|aeb|فرططو/فرفطو|tr=farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu}} Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), {{cog|ary|فرططو|t=butterfly|tr=farṭuṭṭu}} Moroccan Arabic فرططو (farṭuṭṭu, “butterfly”), {{cog|ary|فرطوط|t=moth|tr=farṭūṭ}} Moroccan Arabic فرطوط (farṭūṭ, “moth”), {{der|mt|ber|-}} Berber, {{cog|kab|aferṭeṭṭu}} Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu, {{cog|it|farfalla}} Italian farfalla Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=friefet}} farfett m (plural friefet)
  1. butterfly Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Insects Derived forms: farfett il-lejl Related terms: dudu tal-ħarir
    Sense id: en-farfett-mt-noun-~P0HXL42 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "word": "dudu tal-ħarir"
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        "1": "it",
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      "expansion": "Italian farfalla",
      "name": "cog"
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