arabescare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From arabesco +‎ -are.

Verb[edit]

arabescàre (first-person singular present arabésco, first-person singular past historic arabescài, past participle arabescàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to decorate with arabesques or similar
  2. (transitive, figurative) to cover with strange designs or doodles, to doodle

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Further reading[edit]

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