Feminine
cianfrusaglia
Meaning
- (feminine) knick-knack, bauble
- (feminine, in-plural) junk
- (feminine) bric-a-brac
Concepts
Synonyms
ciarpa
bric-ý-brac
cianfruscaglia
Translations
Hyphenated as
cian‧fru‧sà‧glia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃan.fruˈzaʎ.ʎa/
Etymology
An example of sound symbolism, carried over from cencio (“rag”), [alla] rinfusa (“disorderedly”), + -aglia (collective suffix often with a pejorative collocation).
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