Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃar.pa/
  • Rhymes: -arpa
  • Hyphenation: ciàr‧pa

Etymology 1

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Variant of sciarpa (scarf).

Noun

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ciarpa f (plural ciarpe)

  1. (archaic or regional) Alternative form of sciarpa
  2. (Tuscan) a long, large necktie

Further reading

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  • ciarpa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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Unknown. Perhaps from a semantic extension of the above lemma.

Noun

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ciarpa f (plural ciarpe)

  1. (usually in the plural) rubbish, junk
  2. (uncountable) idle or trifling talk
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • ciarpa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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