farfara

See also: fárfara

English

Etymology

From the species epithet.

Noun

farfara (uncountable)

1. The dried leaves of coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), formerly used to treat bronchitis.

Italian

Alternative forms

• farfaro

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin farfara and later the species epithet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfar.fa.ra/
• Rhymes: -arfara
• Hyphenation: fàr‧fa‧ra

Noun

farfara f (plural farfare)

1. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Anagrams

• arraffa

Latin

Noun

farfara f (genitive farfarae); first declension

1. Alternative form of farfarum
   • 900–1100: Codex Vaticanus 4417, Corpus glossariorum latinorum III p. 624 l. 9

     Farfara id est ungula gaballina

     Farfara is a coltsfoot.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	farfara	farfarae
Genitive	farfarae	farfarārum
Dative	farfarae	farfarīs
Accusative	farfaram	farfarās
Ablative	farfarā	farfarīs
Vocative	farfara	farfarae

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فارفاره (farfara).

Noun

farfara f (plural farfarale)

1. (derogatory) windbag

Declension

Declension of farfara

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) farfara	farfaraua	(niște) farfarale	farfaralele
genitive/dative	(unei) farfarale	farfaralei	(unor) farfarale	farfaralelor
vocative	—		—

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فارفاره (farfara), فارفره (farfara), فرفره (farfara), from Italian farfalla or from Arabic فَرْفَرَة (farfara), verbal noun of فَرْفَرَ (farfara, “to shake oneself, to be volatile, to be of light behaviour”).

Adjective

farfara

1. windbag, big talker

Further reading

• “farfara”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu