poggiare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *podiāre, from Latin podium. Compare Catalan and Occitan pujar, Portuguese pojar, Friulian poiâ, Venetian pojar, cf. also French appuyer, Spanish apoyar, Italian appoggiare, from a related Vulgar Latin *appodiāre.

Verb

poggiare

1. (transitive) to lean or rest
2. (intransitive) to stand or rest
3. (intransitive) to be based
4. (nautical) to sail close to the wind, bear up

Antonyms

• (nautical) orzare

Derived terms

• poggiarsi

Related terms

• appoggiare
• poggio

Anagrams

• arpeggio, arpeggiò, pareggio, pareggiò, peggiora, piaggerò, poggerai