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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French achevalchier, derived from chevalchier (“to ride”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.ka.valˈt͡ʃa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧val‧cià‧re
Verb
accavalciàre (first-person singular present accavàlcio, first-person singular past historic accavalciài, past participle accavalciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to straddle
- (transitive) to cross (the legs)
- Synonym: accavallare
Poi si rovesciò daccapo sul divano e accavalciò le gambe- Then he turned again on the couch and crossed his legs
- (Gli indifferenti, 1929)
Conjugation
Further reading
- accavalciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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