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Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfilfa/
- Rhymes: -ilfa
- Syllabification: fil‧fa
Noun
filfa f (plural filfas)
- (Spain, colloquial) hoax
- Synonyms: mentira, engaño, bulo
2011, José María Guelbenzu, El amor verdadero, Siruela, →ISBN:Comprendió que su trabajo no le reportaba otro beneficio que el de un sueldo ajustado, que no estaba aprendiendo nada y que el mundo del arte le parecía una filfa donde podía haber dinero en un futuro, pero donde el arte brillaba por ausencia.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2012, Linda Howard, Placeres furtivos, HarperCollins Ibérica, →ISBN:Zane sospechaba que su trabajo era más que nada una filfa, algo para mantenerla ocupada.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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