sciarpa

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French écharpe, from Old French escharpe, from Frankish *skirpa (bandoleer), of either Germanic or Latin origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃar.pa/
  • Rhymes: -arpa
  • Hyphenation: sciàr‧pa

Noun

sciarpa f (plural sciarpe)

  1. scarf
    La ragazza aveva una lunga sciarpa al collo.
    The girl had a long scarf around her neck.

Further reading

  • sciarpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • sciarpa in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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