falstaff

Fal·staff

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl-staf, -stahf]
- /ˈfɔl stæf, -stɑf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl-staf, -stahf]
- /ˈfɔl stæf, -stɑf/

Definitions of falstaff word

noun falstaff Sir John, the jovial, fat knight of brazen assurance and few scruples in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. 1
noun falstaff (italics) an opera (1893) by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on the Shakespearean character. 1
noun falstaff Sir Johnin Shakespeare's Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor, a fat, witty, boastful knight, convivial but dissolute 0

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falstaff popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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