bacchiare

Italian

Etymology

bacchio (“stick”) +‎ -are (1^st conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakˈkja.re/, [bäkˈkjäːr̺e̞]
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: bac‧chià‧re

Verb

bacchiare

1. (transitive) to knock down (fruit from a tree)
2. Extended and figurative senses:
   1. (transitive) to bring down, destroy
   2. (transitive, Tuscany) to undersell

      Anna Maria era sul punto di bacchiarla. «La dia a me» le dissi. Pagandole il giusto, beninteso.

      Anna Maria was about to undersell it [the car]. «Give it to me», I said. For a fair price, of course.

Related terms

• abbacchiare
• bacchio

Anagrams

• bacchierà