arrostare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ rosta (bundle of twigs used as a fan, e.g. for driving away flies) +‎ -are.

Verb

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arrostàre (first-person singular present arròsto, first-person singular past historic arrostài, past participle arrostàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic, transitive)

  1. to shake (a whip, one's tail, etc.) as if waving a rosta
  2. to drive away (mosquitoes, flies, etc.) with a rosta, or with the hands

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • arrostare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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