fioccare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *floccāre, from Latin floccus (tuft). By surface analysis, fiocco +‎ -are. Compare Neapolitan scioccare.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fjokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fioc‧cà‧re
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

fioccàre (first-person singular present fiòcco, first-person singular past historic fioccài, past participle fioccàto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to come down in flakes (of snow) [auxiliary essere]
  2. to snow [auxiliary essere]
  3. (figurative) to shower, shower down or rain down in large quantities [auxiliary essere]

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