strizzare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *strictiāre, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stritˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: striz‧zà‧re

Verb

strizzàre (first-person singular present strìzzo, first-person singular past historic strizzài, past participle strizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to wring, to wring out
  2. (transitive) to squeeze too hard, to squash

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • strizzare gli occhi (to squint)
  • strizzare l'occhio (to wink)

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