fanfaluca

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin famfaluca, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux, “air bubble”).

Noun

fanfaluca f (plural fanfaluche)

1. a bubble
2. nonsense, idle chatter
3. whim, fancy
4. (archaic) fragment of cinder rising from something that burns

Synonyms

• balla
• frottola
• panzana
• fola
• fandonia

References

• Fanfaluca, Treccani.it