tuffare

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic *taufan (to dip, to immerse), probably from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną. Compare German taufen (to baptize), Dutch dopen (to dip, to baptize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tufˈfa.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tuf‧fà‧re

Verb

tuffàre (first-person singular present tùffo, first-person singular past historic tuffài, past participle tuffàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to plunge or dip
  2. (by extension) to nuzzle or sink
    Synonyms: nascondere, affondare
    tuffare il naso nel fazzoletto
    to nuzzle the nose in the handkerchief

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Adjective

tuffare

  1. comparative degree of tuff