minchiate

[min-kee-ah-tey]

minchiate Definition

• 1. a card game similar to tarot, played in Tuscany
• 2. a foolish or absurd thing or action

Using minchiate: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "minchiate" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  I can't believe he said that. What a minchiate!

• Example

  Let's play a game of minchiate.

• Example

  The whole idea is a minchiate.

minchiate Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for minchiate

• nonsense
• absurdity
• ridiculousness
• foolishness

Phrases with minchiate

• fare una minchiate

  to do something stupid or foolish

  Example

  He always manages to fare una minchiate when he's drunk.

• minchiate tarot

  a variation of the tarot deck used in the game of minchiate

  Example

  The minchiate tarot has 97 cards instead of the usual 78.

• parlare a minchiate

  to talk nonsense

  Example

  I don't understand what he's saying. He's just parlare a minchiate.

Origins of minchiate

from Italian 'minchiata', meaning 'nonsense'

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Summary: minchiate in Brief

'Minchiate' [min-kee-ah-tey] is a noun that refers to a card game similar to tarot played in Tuscany, or a foolish or absurd thing or action. It is often used to describe something ridiculous or nonsensical, as in 'I can't believe he said that. What a minchiate!' Other phrases include 'fare una minchiate,' meaning to do something stupid, and 'minchiate tarot,' a variation of the tarot deck used in the game of minchiate.