gueffa

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Lombardic *wiffa.

Noun[edit]

gueffa f (plural gueffe)

  1. (archaic) skein
    Synonym: matassa

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

gueffa f (plural gueffe) (archaic)

  1. cage
    Synonym: gabbia
  2. (figurative) prison
    Synonym: prigione

References[edit]

  1. ^ gueffa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • gueffa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • gueffa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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