Farfarello

Italian

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic فَرْفَر (farfar, “sprite, goblin”) + -ello (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /far.faˈrɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: Far‧fa‧rèl‧lo

Proper noun

Farfarello m

  1. a fictional devil from Hell in the Divine Comedy
    Hypernym: Malebranche f pl
    Coordinate terms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Graffiacane m, Libicocco m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m
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