falbala

See also: falbalá

English

Etymology

From French falbala.

Noun

falbala (plural falbalas)

1. A furbelow.

Derived terms

• furbelow

See also

• falbelo

French

Etymology

From Italian falda and/or Franco-Provençal farbello, both of Germanic origin, from Frankish *falþan (“to fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.ba.la/

• Audio:

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Noun

falbala m (plural falbalas)

1. furbelow (ruffle)
2. furbelow (flashy ornament)

Descendants

• → Catalan: farbalà
• → English: falbala

Further reading

• “falbala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French falbala.

Noun

falbala f (plural falbalale)

1. falbala

Declension

Declension of falbala

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) falbala	falbalaua	(niște) falbalale	falbalalele
genitive/dative	(unei) falbalale	falbalalei	(unor) falbalale	falbalalelor
vocative	—		—