sgnaccare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A Northern Italian term of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Venetian sgnacar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zɲakˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sgnac‧cà‧re

Verb[edit]

sgnaccàre (first-person singular present sgnàcco, first-person singular past historic sgnaccài, past participle sgnaccàto, auxiliary avére) (northern Italy)

  1. (transitive) to crush
  2. (military slang, transitive) to throw
    sgnaccare uno in prigioneto throw one in prison

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Further reading[edit]

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