smoccolare

From s- +‎ moccolo (“candle-end”) +‎ -are.

• IPA^(key): /zmok.koˈla.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: smoc‧co‧là‧re

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1. (intransitive, regional) to run (of the nose) [auxiliary avere]
2. (transitive) to clean out (someone else's nose)

   smoccolare il naso del bambino

   to clean out the child's nose

3. (transitive) to remove the burnt top part of the wick of (a candle)

   smoccolare la candela

   to remove the burnt part of the wick from the candle

   • 1881, Giovanni Verga, I Malavoglia:

     Bastiano intanto smoccolava la candela senza dir nulla.

     Meanwhile, Bastiano was removing the top part of the candle's wick without saying anything.

4. (intransitive) to drip wax (of a candle) [auxiliary avere]
5. (intransitive, colloquial) to curse, to swear [auxiliary avere]

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• smoccolatoio
• smoccolatore

• smoccolerà