sfogliare

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sfoʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfo‧glià‧re

Etymology 1[edit]

From s- +‎ foglia (leaf) +‎ -are. Piecewise doublet of esfoliare and of etymology 2.

Verb[edit]

sfogliàre (first-person singular present sfòglio, first-person singular past historic sfogliài, past participle sfogliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to browse, to leaf through (a book, magazine, etc.)
  2. (uncommon) to cut the pages of (an uncut book)
  3. (uncommon, card games) to deal (cards) one by one
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Late Latin exfoliāre (infinitive exfoliāre), from Latin folium (leaf). Doublet of esfoliare.

Verb[edit]

sfogliàre (first-person singular present sfòglio, first-person singular past historic sfogliài, past participle sfogliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to prune
  2. to pluck the petals of (a flower)
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