бутафория

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Etymology

Italian buttafuori (assistant director, bouncer) +‎ -ия (-ija), from Italian buttare (to throw) + Italian fuori (out).

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Noun

бутафо́рия (butafórijaf inan (genitive бутафо́рии, nominative plural бутафо́рии, genitive plural бутафо́рий, relational adjective бутафо́рский)

  1. (theater) mockup
  2. (figurative) sham, fake

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