poffare
Italian
Etymology
Contraction of può fare (“[he/she/it] can do, can make”), originally used in phrases like “può fare Dio che sia così?” (“can God make it be as such?”, meaning “can it be possible?”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pofˈfa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: pof‧fà‧re
Interjection
poffare
- (archaic, chiefly humorous) used to express wonder or astonishment and vague irritation
Further reading
- poffare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication