chiacchiera

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjak.kje.ra/
  • Rhymes: -akkjera
  • Hyphenation: chiàc‧chie‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chiacchierare (“to chat, talk”) +‎ -a.

Noun

chiacchiera f (plural chiacchiere)

  1. (in the plural, sometimes derogatory) chat, gossip, talk
  2. type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings
    Synonyms: (Piedmont) bugia, (Tuscany) cencio, (central Italy) frappa, crostolo, (Venice) galano, (Sardinia) meraviglia

Etymology 2

Verb

chiacchiera

  1. inflection of chiacchierare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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