accoppare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.kopˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cop‧pà‧re

Etymology 1

From a- + coppa (back of the head, nape) + -are.

Verb

accoppàre (first-person singular present accòppo or accóppo[1], first-person singular past historic accoppài, past participle accoppàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (colloquial) to beat to death (esp. with a blow to the head)
  2. (by extension) to bump off, to do in, to kill violently
    Synonyms: fare fuori, ammazzare
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From a- + coppo (type of roof tile) + -are.

Verb

accoppàre (first-person singular present accóppo or accòppo[2], first-person singular past historic accoppài, past participle accoppàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to tile, to cover with tiles
Conjugation

References

  1. accoppo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. coppo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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