scartoffia

Italian

Etymology

From carta (“paper”), using Milanese dialectal affixation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skarˈtɔf.fja/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔffja
  • Hyphenation: scar‧tòf‧fia

Noun

scartoffia f (plural scartoffie)

  1. (derogatory or humorous, usually in the plural) paperwork, papers
  2. (derogatory or humorous, usually in the plural) documents, handouts, etc. from a school or educational institution

References

  1. ^ scartoffia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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