coffa

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔfə/

Noun

coffa

  1. Obsolete form of coffee.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian coffa (“basket”), from Arabic قفة (quffah, “basket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔffa
  • Hyphenation: còf‧fa

Noun

coffa f (plural coffe)

  1. (nautical) top (framework at the top of a ship's mast)

Anagrams

Sicilian

Etymology

From Arabic قفة (quffah, “basket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔf.fa/, [ˈkwɔ-], [ˈkʊ.a-]
  • Rhymes: -offa
  • Hyphenation: còf‧fa

Noun

coffa f (plural coffi)

  1. a basket
    Synonyms: panaru, sporta
  2. crow's nest

Derived terms

  • cuffaru
  • Cuffaru
  • cuffazza
  • cuffiteḍḍa
  • cufinu
  • scuffari
  • scuffatu
  • scuffazzata

Descendants

  • → Italian: coffa, Coffa

See also

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