nereggiare

Italian

Etymology

From nero (black) + -eggiare.

Verb

nereggiàre (first-person singular present neréggio, first-person singular past historic nereggiài, past participle nereggiàto, auxiliary avére) (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to appear black [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to start to darken (especially of fruit) [auxiliary avere]
  3. (rare, transitive) to dye black

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