ciarpa

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃar.pa/
  • Rhymes: -arpa
  • Hyphenation: ciàr‧pa

Etymology 1

Variant of sciarpa (“scarf”).

Noun

ciarpa f (plural ciarpe)

  1. (archaic or regional) Alternative form of sciarpa
  2. (Tuscan) a long, large necktie

Further reading

  • ciarpa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from a semantic extension of the above lemma.

Noun

ciarpa f (plural ciarpe)

  1. (usually in the plural) rubbish, junk
  2. (uncountable) idle or trifling talk
Derived terms

Further reading

  • ciarpa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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