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French
Etymology
From fumiste + -erie.
Pronunciation
Noun
fumisterie f (countable and uncountable, plural fumisteries)
- (uncountable) heating engineering, boiler fitting, stove fitting (the practice of installing fireplaces, chimneys, etc.)
- (countable) a company specialised in the above
- (figuratively) bad joke, farce; hoax; sham, quackery, smoke and mirrors (something that cannot be taken seriously)
- Synonym: supercherie
Further reading
Italian
Noun
fumisterie f
- plural of fumisteria
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fumisterie.
Noun
fumisterie f (plural fumisterii)
- quackery
Declension
References
- fumisterie in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN