farfett

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Maltese[edit]

Farfett

Etymology[edit]

Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare especially Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), Moroccan Arabic فرططو (farṭuṭṭu, butterfly), but also Moroccan Arabic فرطوط (farṭūṭ, moth) etc. Eventually from Berber; compare Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu. The second -f- might be due to influence by Italian farfalla, which is either unrelated or itself from the Arabic (see the entry).

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Noun[edit]

farfett m (plural friefet)

  1. butterfly

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