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)

1. charlatan, quack

Descendants

• Middle French: charlatan
  • → English: charlatan
  • French: charlatan
    • → Romanian: șarlatan
• Greek: τσαρλατάνος m (tsarlatános, “charlatan”)
• Portuguese: charlatão