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Etymology edit

First attested 1383 as Italian Alpe Carchoffeni, founded by Walser settlers. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. From Walser dialect? Known as "Kirchof" in Walser...

Proper noun edit

Carcoforo

  1. A village in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy

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References edit

  • Rudolf Hotzenköcherle (1938): Die Walserkolonien in Piemont