falciare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *falciāre (compare French faucher), from Latin falx, falcis (“sickle, scythe”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”).

Verb

falciare

1. (transitive) to mow, scythe, slash, harvest
2. (transitive, figuratively) to mow down, decimate, wipe out, claim

   Synonym: decimare

Related terms

Related terms

• falce
• falciata
• falciatore

• falciatura
• sfalcio

Anagrams

• falcerai