mangiucchiare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mangiare (to eat) +‎ -ucchiare.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /man.d͡ʒukˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: man‧giuc‧chià‧re

Verb[edit]

mangiucchiàre (first-person singular present mangiùcchio, first-person singular past historic mangiucchiài, past participle mangiucchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to eat in small quantities
  2. (transitive) to eat indolently
  3. (transitive) to eat every now and then
  4. (transitive) to eat with small bites
  5. (intransitive) to eat often in small quantities [auxiliary avere]
  6. (rare, transitive) to nibble (to bite lightly)
    Synonym: mordicchiare

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Further reading[edit]

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

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