pigliare

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *piliāre, from Late Latin pilāre, present active infinitive of pilō, from Latin pilus. Compare Neapolitan piglià, French piller, Old French pillier, Sicilian pigghiari, Spanish pillar, Portuguese pilhar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pi‧glià‧re

Verb

pigliàre (first-person singular present pìglio, first-person singular past historic pigliài, past participle pigliàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, informal) to grab
  2. (transitive, informal) Synonym of prendere (to take)

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: pillar
  • Portuguese: pilhar

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