poffare

Italian

Etymology

Contraction of può fare (“[he/she/it] can do, can make”), originally used in phrases like “può fare Dio che sia così?” (“can God make it be as such?”, meaning “can it be possible?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pofˈfa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: pof‧fà‧re

Interjection

poffare

1. (archaic, chiefly humorous) used to express wonder or astonishment and vague irritation

Further reading

• poffare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication