farfadet
French
editEtymology
editFrom Occitan farfadet, from fadet, by addition of the expressive affix particle far- → see farfouiller,[1] with influence from Italian farfarello or Arabic فرفار, farfar ("inconsistent, fickle"), from farfara ("to agitate, stir")[2][3].
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfarfadet m (plural farfadets)
- elf, leprechaun (or similar small demon)
- (meteorology) red sprite
Further reading
edit- “farfadet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- farfadet on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr