fumisterie

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French

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Etymology

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From fumiste +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fumisterie f (countable and uncountable, plural fumisteries)

  1. (uncountable) heating engineering, boiler fitting, stove fitting (the practice of installing fireplaces, chimneys, etc.)
  2. (countable) a company specialised in the above
  3. (figuratively) bad joke, farce; hoax; sham, quackery, smoke and mirrors (something that cannot be taken seriously)
    Synonym: supercherie

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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fumisterie f

  1. plural of fumisteria

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fumisterie.

Noun

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fumisterie f (plural fumisterii)

  1. quackery

Declension

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References

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  • fumisterie in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN