English

Noun

furfur ‎(plural furfures)

1. (archaic, countable) a particle of dandruff
2. (archaic, uncountable) dandruff
   • 1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun

     ‘Aye,’ said WS, still in bed, scratching his baldness, examining the furfur in his fingernails.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰur-

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfur.fur/, [ˈfʊr.fʊr]

Noun

furfur m ‎(genitive furfuris); third declension

1. bran, husks of grain
2. scaly infection of the skin

Declension

Third declension.

Descendants

• English: furfur, furfuraceous
• Italian: forfora

References

• furfur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “furfur”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.