farfett

== Maltese == === Etymology === Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare especially Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), Moroccan Arabic فرططو (farṭuṭṭu, “butterfly”), but also Moroccan Arabic فرطوط (farṭūṭ, “moth”) etc. Eventually from Berber; compare Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu. The second -f- might be due to influence by Italian farfalla, which is either unrelated or itself from the Arabic (see the entry). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /farˈfɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === farfett m (plural friefet) butterfly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== dudu tal-ħarir