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Italian
Etymology
An example of sound symbolism, carried over from cencio (“rag”), [alla] rinfusa (“disorderedly”), + -aglia (collective suffix often with a pejorative collocation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃan.fruˈzaʎ.ʎa/
- Rhymes: -aʎʎa
- Hyphenation: cian‧fru‧sà‧glia
Noun
cianfrusaglia f (plural cianfrusaglie)
- knick-knack, bauble
- (in the plural) junk
- bric-a-brac
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