travagliare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French travailler, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *trẹpaliárę, infinitive of *trẹpáliọ (“I work” ← “I suffer, toil” ← “I torture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra.vaʎˈʎa.re/, [t̪r̺äväʎˈʎäːr̺e̞]
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: tra‧va‧glià‧re

Verb

travagliare

1. (transitive) to trouble, afflict or torment
2. (intransitive, poetic) to suffer

Derived terms

• travagliamento
• travagliatore

 

Related terms

• travagliato
• travaglio

 

Anagrams

• travaglierà