spigolare

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spi.ɡoˈla.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: spi‧go‧là‧re

Etymology 1

Derived from spiga (“ear (of grain)”).

Verb

spigolare

1. (transitive, rare) To harvest (grain) left behind after the crop has been reaped; to glean
2. (intransitive) To harvest grain left behind after the crop has been reaped; to glean
3. (transitive, figurative) To collect or gather from different sources.

Derived terms

• spigolatura

Related terms

• spiga

Etymology 2

spigolo (“edge”) +‎ -are (1^st conjugation verbal suffix)

Verb

spigolare

1. (skiing, intransitive) To tilt the skis by shifting one's weight on their edges.

Anagrams

• spiegarlo, spigolerà, spogliare, spoglierà

References

• spigolare¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• spigolare² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana