noun, masculine/faʁ.fa.dɛ/plural: farfadets
elf, leprechaun (or similar small demon); red sprite
Synonyms: lutin
From Occitan farfadet, from fadet, by addition of the expressive affix particle far- → see farfouiller,[1] with influence from Italian farfarello or Arabic فرفار, farfar ("inconsistent, fickle"), from farfara ("to agitate, stir")[2][3].