spizzicare

Italian

Etymology

From s- + pizzico, cf. pizzicare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spit.t͡siˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spiz‧zi‧cà‧re

Verb

spizzicàre (first-person singular present spìzzico, first-person singular past historic spizzicài, past participle spizzicàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to nibble or peck at (food)

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • spizzicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • spizzicare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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