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Italian
Etymology
From a- + forca + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.forˈka.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: af‧for‧cà‧re
Verb
afforcàre (first-person singular present affórco, first-person singular past historic afforcài, past participle afforcàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (archaic) to hang on the gallows
- (nautical) to anchor (a ship) using two anchors at an angle to hold the vessel still
Conjugation