filastrocca

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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)

  1. nursery rhyme
    Synonyms: cantilena, nenia
  2. rigmarole

References

  1. ^ filastrocca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ filastrocca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  3. ^ filastrocca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication