furetto

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *furittum (“petty thief”), which is derived from Latin fūr (“thief”).[1] Cognate to French furet (“ferret”), Spanish hurón (“ferret”).

Noun

furetto m (plural furetti, feminine furetta)

  1. ferret

References
  1. “furetto” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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