apparecchiare

Italian

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *appariclāre, from syncopation of *appariculāre, present active infinitive of *appariculō, itself probably from Latin apparō. Compare Spanish aparejar, Portuguese aparelhar, French appareiller.

Verb

apparecchiare

1. (transitive) to set the table, lay the table

   Antonym: sparecchiare

2. (transitive) to prepare

Antonyms

• sparecchiare

Derived terms

• apparecchiatura
• apparecchiatore
• sparecchiare

Related terms

• apparare

Anagrams

• apparecchierà

Further reading

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