picconare

Italian

Etymology

From piccone + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pik.koˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pic‧co‧nà‧re

Verb

picconàre (first-person singular present piccóno, first-person singular past historic picconài, past participle picconàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to strike or break with a pick or pickaxe
  2. (transitive, journalistic) to criticize (usually an institution) severely
  3. (intransitive, journalistic) to undermine (through target accusations) [auxiliary avere]

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