di lana caprina

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “(made) of goat's wool”, calque of Latin de lāna caprīna.

Prepositional phrase

di lana caprina

  1. (of a question, problem etc.) futil, irrelevant
    Synonyms: inutile, futile, irrilevante

Derived terms

Further reading

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