filuferru

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sardinian filuferru.

Noun

filuferru m (invariable)

1. a type of grappa from Sardinia

Sardinian

Etymology

From filu (“thread”) +‎ ferru (“iron”); the name is generally considered to reference how grappa containers were hidden from authorities by being buried with thread attached for later retrieval.

Noun

filuferru m (invariable)

1. A type of grappa from Sardinia.