sceregare

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Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from an Old French derivative, meaning "to clean" or similar, of Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, pure).

Verb

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sceregare

  1. to rub
  2. to wipe
  3. to smoothe

References

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  • Mignone, Alessia (2005) Francesismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, pages 99[1]
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “sceregare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano