fumetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fumetto. Doublet of fumet.

Noun

fumetto (plural fumetti)

1. Speech bubble.

Synonyms

• balloon
• speech bubble

Italian

Etymology

From fumo +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈmet.to/

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• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: fu‧mét‧to

Noun

fumetto m (plural fumetti)

1. (comics) comics, comic strip, cartoon
2. (comics) speech bubble, balloon
3. (cooking) liqueur containing aniseed
4. (cooking) broth, fumet
5. (cooking) cornflour (maize) finely ground

Derived terms

• pornofumetto

Further reading

• Fumetto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it