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
- (transitive) to lean or rest
- (intransitive) to stand or rest
- (intransitive) to be based
- (nautical) to sail close to the wind, bear up