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folle.

bellows

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɔl.le/

  1. bellows

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin follem (“bellows”).

adj/ˈfɔl.le//ˈfol.le/

  1. mad; insane

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. idle, neutral (of a gear wheel)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin follem (“bellows”), through the figurative sense of “airhead”. Compare French fou.

noun/ˈfɔl.le//ˈfol.le/

  1. madman; madwoman

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin follem (“bellows”), through the figurative sense of “airhead”. Compare French fou.

noun/ˈfɔl.le/

  1. follis (bronze coin)

    Ancient-Rome · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin follem (“money bag”).

noun/ˈfɔl.le//ˈfol.le/

  1. plural of folla

    feminine · form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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