chiacchiera

Italian

Alternative forms

• chiacchera (colloquial)

Etymology

Back-formation from chiacchierare (“to chat, talk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjak.kje.ra/, [ˈk̟jäk̟ːjerä]
• Hyphenation: chiàc‧chie‧ra

Noun

chiacchiera f (plural chiacchiere)

1. (in the plural, sometimes derogatory) chat, gossip, talk
2. (chiefly in the plural, northern Italy, chiefly Lombardy) type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings

   Synonyms: (Piedmont) bugia, (Tuscany) cencio, (central Italy) frappa, crostolo, (Venice) galano, (Sardinia) meraviglia

Verb

chiacchiera

1. third-person singular present indicative of chiacchierare
2. second-person singular imperative of chiacchierare

Further reading

• chiacchiere on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it