concupire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin concupiō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kon.kuˈpi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: con‧cu‧pì‧re

Verb[edit]

concupìre (first-person singular present concupìsco, first-person singular past historic concupìi, past participle concupìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, usually ironic or humorous) to lust after, to desire ardently, to covet

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Further reading[edit]

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