chiacchiera

== Italian == === Alternative forms === chiacchera (colloquial) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkjak.kje.ra/ Rhymes: -akkjera Hyphenation: chiàc‧chie‧ra === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from chiacchierare (“to chat, talk”) +‎ -a. ==== Noun ==== chiacchiera f (plural chiacchiere) (in the plural, sometimes derogatory) chat, gossip, talk type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings Synonyms: (Piedmont) bugia, (Tuscany) cencio, (central Italy) frappa, crostolo, (Venice) galano, (Sardinia) meraviglia === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chiacchiera inflection of chiacchierare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === chiacchiere on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it