"filfa" meaning in Spanish

See filfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfilfa/, [ˈfil.fa] Forms: filfas [plural]
Rhymes: -ilfa Etymology: 19th century, etymology uncertain. A possibility is a misreading of the word falsa as written in antique typefaces, using a long S along with an ambiguous "a" that can be confounded with an "i". To this day, Google Books' optical character recognition still makes such mistakes when parsing through older Spanish texts. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} filfa f (plural filfas)
  1. (Spain, colloquial) hoax Wikipedia link: long S Tags: Spain, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: mentira, engaño, bulo

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Linda Howard, Placeres furtivos, HarperCollins Ibérica, →ISBN:",
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