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Italian
Etymology
From a- + bocca (“mouth”) + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.bokˈka.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ab‧boc‧cà‧re
Verb
abboccàre (first-person singular present abbócco, first-person singular past historic abboccài, past participle abboccàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, rare) to bite or take with the mouth
il pesce ha abboccato l'esca- the fish took the bait (with the mouth)
- (intransitive, also figurative, by extension) to take the bait
il pesce abbocca- the fish takes the bait
non ci avrei dovuto cascare, ma ho abboccato- I should not have fallen for it, but I took the bait
- (transitive, rare) to fill up (a glass, jar, etc.) to the top
- (transitive) to join or connect (tubes, ducts, etc.)
- (intransitive) to be joined or connected (of tubes, ducts, etc.)
i tubi abboccano- the tubes are connected
- (transitive, by extension) to connect two organs (in surgery)
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