pinzillacchera
Italian
editEtymology
editPerhaps a jocular alteration of pillacchera, coined around 1930 by Italian actor Antonio "Totò" De Curtis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpinzillacchera f (plural pinzillacchere)
- (usually in the plural) trifle, bagatelle
- Synonyms: bagatella, sciocchezza
Further reading
edit- pinzillacchera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana