ciarpa
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃar.pa/
- Rhymes: -arpa
- Hyphenation: ciàr‧pa
Etymology 1
Variant of sciarpa (“scarf”).
Noun
ciarpa f (plural ciarpe)
- (archaic or regional) Alternative form of sciarpa
- (Tuscan) a long, large necktie
Further reading
- ciarpa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Unknown. Perhaps from a semantic extension of the above lemma.
Noun
ciarpa f (plural ciarpe)
- (usually in the plural) rubbish, junk
- (uncountable) idle or trifling talk
Derived terms
- acciarpare
- ciarpame
Further reading
- ciarpa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- aprica, capirà, caprai, parcai, rapaci