accoppare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.kopˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cop‧pà‧re

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ coppa (back of the head, nape) +‎ -are.

Verb

accoppàre (first-person singular present accòppo or accóppo[1], first-person singular past historic accoppài, past participle accoppàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (colloquial) to beat to death (esp. with a blow to the head)
  2. (by extension) to bump off, to do in, to kill violently
    Synonyms: fare fuori, ammazzare
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ coppo (type of roof tile) +‎ -are.

Verb

accoppàre (first-person singular present accóppo or accòppo[2], first-person singular past historic accoppài, past participle accoppàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to tile, to cover with tiles
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ accoppo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ coppo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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