chiacchierare
Italian
Etymology
In part onomatopoeic, but cannot be separated from Old French claquer (“clap, clack, clatter”), which is ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klakōną (“to clap, chirp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glag- (“to make a noise, clatter, chirp”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
chiacchierare
- (intransitive) to chat
- (intransitive) to chatter
- (intransitive) to gossip
Conjugation
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References
- ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “chiacchierare”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati