folk etymology in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for folk etymology in the English»Italian Dictionary

folk etymology [Brit, Am foʊk ˌɛdəˈmɑlədʒi] N

folk etymology

falsa etimologia f

folk etymology

etimologia f popolare

Translations for folk etymology in the Italian»English Dictionary

etimologia popolare

folk etymology

Translations for folk etymology in the English»Italian Dictionary

etymology [Brit ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi, Am ˌɛdəˈmɑlədʒi] N

etymology

etimologia f

I.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] N

1. folk (people):

folk + verbo pl

gente f

country, city folk

gente di campagna, di città

old, young, poor folk

i vecchi, i giovani, i poveri

2. folk MUS:

folk + verbo sing

folk m

II.folks N npl

1. folks (parents):

folks inf

genitori m

my, your folks

i miei, i tuoi

2. folks (addressing people) inf:

that's all, folks! inf

è tutto, gente!

III.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] ADJ before n

1. folk (traditional):

folk dance, dancing, music

folcloristico, tradizionale, popolare

folk song, singer, tale, art, culture, tradition

popolare

2. folk (modern):

folk music, concert, song, singer, group

folk

folk club

di musica folk

folk etymology in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for folk etymology in the English»Italian Dictionary

etymology [ˌe·t̬ɪ·ˈmɑ:·lə·dʒi] N

etymology

etimologia f

folk [foʊk] N

1. folk pl:

folk

gente f

farming folk

agricoltori m pl

the old folk

i vecchi pl

ordinary folk

gente comune

ordinary folk folk memory

memoria f collettiva

folk wisdom

saggezza f popolare

2. folk pl (parents):

folk

genitori m pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This interpretation is contested and generally believed to be a folk etymology.

en.wikipedia.org

According to folk etymology, the name is derived from the effects of the tropical sun on their fair-skinned legs.

en.wikipedia.org