fąfoła

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to fąfel?”)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /fɔw̃ˈfɔ.wa/, /famˈfɔ.wa/

Noun

fąfoła f

1. (Chełmno) Synonym of płat (“snowflake”)

   Co to za duże fąfoły padają! ― What big snowflakes are falling!

2. (Chełmno) Synonym of łata (“patch for clothing”)

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “fąfoła”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 131