abbacare

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Italian

Etymology

Derived from abbaco (abacus) +‎ -are (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.baˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧cà‧re

Verb

abbacàre (first-person singular present àbbaco, first-person singular past historic abbacài, past participle abbacàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to calculate
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, rare):
    1. to daydream
      Synonyms: fantasticare, almanaccare
    2. to rack one's brain or puzzle
      Synonym: scervellarsi

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