chifer

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chifer m

1. (Switzerland) croissant

   Synonyms: brioche, cornetto, croissant

Related terms

• chifel

Further reading

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