lessare

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin ēlixāre, from Latin lixa (hot water), cf. ēlixus. Compare Spanish elijar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lesˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: les‧sà‧re

Verb

lessàre (first-person singular present lésso, first-person singular past historic lessài, past participle lessàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to boil (to cook in boiling water), to stew, to poach

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Further reading

  • lessare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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