trangugiare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tra- + a form derived from Gaulish geusiae (“throat”).[1] Compare Italian gozzo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]trangugiàre (first-person singular present trangùgio, first-person singular past historic trangugiài, past participle trangugiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to devour, to gobble up, to wolf down
- (figurative) to swallow, to suppress (anger, etc.)
- to squander
- Synonym: dilapidare
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of trangugiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ trangugiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana