Befana
Meaning
- a folkloric figure resembling an ugly but kind old witch who gives treats or presents to children in the night before Epiphany
- (colloquial) Epiphany (Christian feast)
- (alt-of) alternative letter-case form of befana
Synonyms
Translations
Erscheinung des Herrn
Θεοφάνια
Epifania Epiphanias
Driekoningen
Epifanía Epiphanienfest
Epiphanie
Epifania Weihnachtszwölfer HohneujahrFrequency
Hyphenated as
Be‧fà‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/beˈfa.na/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *epiphanĭa for Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”). Doublet of Epifania.
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