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Italian
Etymology
A blend of ciarlatore (“chatterer”) (see ciarlare (“to chatter”)) + cerretano (“hawker, quack”, literally “native of Cerreto”) (Cerreto di Spoleto being a village in Umbria, known for its quacks).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃar.laˈta.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: ciar‧la‧tà‧no
Noun
ciarlatano m (plural ciarlatani, feminine ciarlatana)
- charlatan, quack
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