cianfrusaglia

Italian

Etymology

An example of sound symbolism, carried over from cencio (“rag”), [alla] rinfusa (“disorderedly”), + -aglia (collective suffix often with a pejorative collocation).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃan.fruˈzaʎ.ʎa/
Rhymes: -aʎʎa
Hyphenation: cian‧fru‧sà‧glia

Noun

cianfrusaglia f (plural cianfrusaglie)

Synonyms