Comments on: Befurbelowed http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/befurbelowed/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Brown http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/befurbelowed/comment-page-1/#comment-34803 Jim Brown Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:32:55 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4996#comment-34803 Harold got there ahead of me. Harold got there ahead of me.

]]> By: Harold Russell http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/befurbelowed/comment-page-1/#comment-9447 Harold Russell Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:34:30 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4996#comment-9447 When you mentioned the Spanish word 'farfala,' I was immediately reminded of bow-tie pasta, also known as <i>farfalle.</i> It turns out that <i>farfalla</i> means 'butterfly in Italian. Perhaps this is useful, or perhaps it merely pushes the question of the word's origin back one step farther. When you mentioned the Spanish word ‘farfala,’ I was immediately reminded of bow-tie pasta, also known as farfalle. It turns out that farfalla means ‘butterfly in Italian.

Perhaps this is useful, or perhaps it merely pushes the question of the word’s origin back one step farther.

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