ciarlatano
Italian
Etymology
A blend of ciarlatore (“chatterer”) (see ciarlare (“to chatter”)) + cerretano (“hawker, quack”, literally “native of Cerreto”) (Cerreto di Spoleto being a village in Umbria, known for its quacks).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃar.laˈta.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: ciar‧la‧tà‧no
Noun
ciarlatano m (plural ciarlatani, feminine ciarlatana)
- charlatan, quack
Descendants
- Middle French: charlatan
- → English: charlatan
- French: charlatan
- Greek: τσαρλατάνος m (tsarlatános, “charlatan”)
- Portuguese: charlatão