spaccare

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

spaccare

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!

Related terms

Related terms

• spaccalegna
• spaccarsi
• spaccata

• spaccato
• spaccatura
• spacco

Etymology 2

s- +‎ (im)paccare

Verb

spaccare

1. (rare) to unpack

Related terms

• pacco

Anagrams

• spaccerà

References

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