snocciolare

Italian

FWOTD – 3 November 2021

Etymology

From s- + nocciolo (fruit pit, stone) + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /znot.t͡ʃoˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: snoc‧cio‧là‧re

Verb

snocciolàre (first-person singular present snòcciolo, first-person singular past historic snocciolài, past participle snocciolàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to stone; to pit
  2. to rattle off; to reel off; to trot out
    Synonyms: spifferare, spiattellare, recitare, pronunciare
    • 2020 July 28, Jamie D'Alessandro, “L'antitrust americano mette sotto accusa i grandi dell'hi-tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook e Google [American antitrust accuses the greats of hi-tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google]”, in la Repubblica:
      Ricorda il padre adottivo fuggito da Cuba e gli esordi a Wall Street. Snocciola i risultati raggiunti dalla sua azienda...
      He remembers his adoptive father who fled Cuba and his debut in Wall Street. He trots out the results achieved by his company...
  3. (informal) to fork out
    Synonyms: scucire, sborsare, pagare

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