adocchiare

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Italian

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *adoculāre, from oclus, from Latin oculus. Compare Spanish aojar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.dokˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧doc‧chià‧re

Verb

adocchiàre (first-person singular present adòcchio, first-person singular past historic adocchiài, past participle adocchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to look at, to watch
    Synonyms: mirare, puntare, guardare
  2. to catch sight of
    Synonym: scorgere
  3. (archaic) to recognize
  4. to eye, to ogle

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