Italian

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Etymology

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From German Gipfel or Kipfel (croissant), from Old High German kipfa, chipf, from Latin cippus (post).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈki.fer/
  • Rhymes: -ifer
  • Hyphenation: chì‧fer

Noun

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chifer m

  1. kipfel
  2. (Switzerland) croissant
    Synonyms: brioche, cornetto, croissant
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Further reading

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  • Paul Hugger (1992) La Svizzera: vita e cultura popolare, →ISBN