cianfrusaglia

Italian

Etymology

An example of sound symbolism, carried over from cencio (“rag”), [alla] rinfusa (“disorderedly”), + -aglia (collective suffix often with a pejorative collocation).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃan.fruˈzaʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -aʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: cian‧fru‧sà‧glia

Noun

cianfrusaglia f (plural cianfrusaglie)

  1. knick-knack, bauble
  2. (in the plural) junk
  3. bric-a-brac

Synonyms
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