baccagliare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Probably onomatopoeic.[1]

Verb

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baccagliàre (first-person singular present baccàglio, first-person singular past historic baccagliài, past participle baccagliàto, auxiliary avére) (informal)

  1. (transitive) to shout, to argue loudly [+ contro (object) = at]
  2. (transitive, juvenile slang, northern Italy) to try to pick up (an attractive girl/guy)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ baccagliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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