di lana caprina

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, (made) of goat's wool, calque of Latin de lāna caprīna.

Prepositional phrase

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di lana caprina

  1. (of a question, problem etc.) futil, irrelevant
    Synonyms: inutile, futile, irrilevante

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • caprino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana