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folletto

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folletto

  • /folˈletto/

Where it comes from

diminutivo di folle, dal latino fŏllis cioè, "testa vuota"

noun folletti

  1. piccolo essere fiabesco della tradizione popolare, in possesso di poteri magici
  2. figuratively definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu

In English

  • fairy mythical being
  • imp small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature
  • trickster mythological or literary figure
  • pixie playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature
  • goblin hostile diminutive humanoid in fantasy literature

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"folletto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/folletto.

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@misc{folletto_2026,
  title = {folletto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/folletto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}