grattare

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną. Compare French gratter, Catalan gratar.

Verb

grattare

1. (transitive) to scratch, to scrape
2. (transitive) to grate (to shred foodstuffs)
3. (intransitive) but takes avere as auxiliary to grind, to strip (the gears)

Synonyms

• (2) grattugiare

Related terms

• grattacapo
• grattacielo
• gratta e vinci
• grattarsi
• grattata
• grattugia

Anagrams

• gratterà