chifer

Italian

Etymology

From German Gipfel or Kipfel (“croissant”), from Old High German kipfa, chipf, from Latin cippus (“post”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈki.fer/
  • Rhymes: -ifer
  • Hyphenation: chì‧fer

Noun

chifer m

  1. (Switzerland) croissant
    Synonyms: brioche, cornetto, croissant

Further reading
  • Paul Hugger (1992) La Svizzera: vita e cultura popolare, →ISBN
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