Etymology

fata morgana

Today it means: A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina. Full definition →

Italian fata Morgana
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fata morgana · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromfata Morgana“Morgan le Fay”
  2. English todayfata morgana

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Fata Morgana · noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromfata Morgana“Morgan le Fay”
  2. English todayFata Morgana

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

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