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bruscare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /brusˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: bru‧scà‧re

Etymology 1

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    From brusca (scrubbing brush) +‎ -are. First attested before 1597.

    Verb

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    bruscàre (first-person singular present brùsco, first-person singular past historic bruscài, past participle bruscàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, transitive)

    1. to clean with a scrubbing brush
    2. to prune (a plant)
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    Etymology 2

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    From Vulgar Latin *brūsicāre, *brūsiāre;[1] compare bruciare (to burn).

    Verb

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    bruscàre (first-person singular present brùsco, first-person singular past historic bruscài, past participle bruscàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. (regional) to toast
      Synonyms: abbrustolire, tostare
      bruscare il pane(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    2. (nautical, obsolete) to burn off the pitch from (the joints of the wooden hull of a ship) using flaming bundles of wood
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    References

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    1. ^ bruscare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    From brusca +‎ -re.

    Noun

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    bruscare f (uncountable)

    1. shoving

    Declension

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    singular only indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative bruscare bruscarea
    genitive-dative bruscări bruscării
    vocative bruscare, bruscareo