LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

exferra

*exferra f (plural *exferrās)

Meaning

  1. femininereconstructionexhausted horseshoe, the old horseshoe after it is removed from the hoof of a horse
  2. femininereconstructionan old rusty knife without handle

Origins

Deverbal of *exferrāre (“to unshoe (a horse)”), from ex- + ferrum (“iron, (Proto-Romance) *horseshoe”) + -āre.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiansferra
  • Neapolitansferra
  • Siciliansferra

Quick answers

What does exferra mean in Latin?
exferra, a noun, means “exhausted horseshoe, the old horseshoe after it is removed from the hoof of a horse; an old rusty knife without handle”.