muffa

See also: múffa

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, perhaps borrowed from Lombardic *muff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -uffa
  • Hyphenation: mùf‧fa

Noun

muffa f (plural muffe)

  1. mould/mold, mildew
    far fare la muffa alla roba
    to never wear a certain piece of clothing
    (literally, “to make clothing mouldy/moldy”)
    lasciar fare la muffa a qualche cosa
    to forego doing something
    (literally, “to let something go mouldy/moldy”)
  2. noble rot, Botrytis cinerea

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: mofo
  • → Serbo-Croatian: mufa
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