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spaccare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spakˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spac‧cà‧re

Etymology 1

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From Lombardic *spahhan (to cleave, to split).

Verb

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spaccàre (first-person singular present spàcco, first-person singular past historic spaccài, past participle spaccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to break, split
  2. (transitive) to rend
  3. (transitive) to chop
  4. (intransitive, slang) to rock, to be very skillful; to excel
    Quel gruppo spacca!That band rocks!
  5. (with di botte (with beatings)) to beat someone out to a pulp
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Etymology 2

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From s- +‎ (im)paccare.

Verb

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spaccàre (first-person singular present spàcco, first-person singular past historic spaccài, past participle spaccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (rare) to unpack
    Synonym: spacchettare
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Further reading

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  • spaccare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • spaccare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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