arroccare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ar.rokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ar‧roc‧cà‧re

Etymology 1

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From a- +‎ rocco +‎ -are.

Verb

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arroccàre (first-person singular present arròcco, first-person singular past historic arroccài, past participle arroccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, chess) to castle (the king and the rook)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to secure, to protect, to defend
  3. (transitive, military) to move (troops) behind the lines
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Etymology 2

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From a- +‎ rocca +‎ -are.

Verb

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arroccàre (first-person singular present arròcco or (traditional) arrócco[1], first-person singular past historic arroccài, past participle arroccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, weaving) to put (linen, hemp, silk, etc.) on a bobbin in preparation for spinning
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References

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  1. ^ arrocco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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