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Italian
Etymology
Perhaps from filatessa,[1] or from fila + strocco (“type of silk”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.laˈstrɔk.ka/[3]
- Rhymes: -ɔkka
- Hyphenation: fi‧la‧stròc‧ca
Noun
filastrocca f (plural filastrocche)
- nursery rhyme
- Synonyms: cantilena, nenia
- rigmarole
References
- ^ filastrocca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ filastrocca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- ^ filastrocca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication