beffa
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See also: Beffa
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun[edit]
beffa f (plural beffe)
- joke, prank
- Synonym: scherzo
- 1947, Primo Levi, “Sul fundo”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 23:
- Sciocchezze, a me pare ovvio che il cartello è una beffa, «essi» sanno che noi moriamo di sete, e ci mettono in una camera, e c'è un rubinetto, e Wassertrinken verboten.
- Nonsense, it seems obvious to me that the sign is a joke, "they" know that we are dying of thirst, and they put us in a room, and there is a faucet, and Wassertrinken verboten.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: befa
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
beffa
- inflection of beffare: