afforcare

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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)

  1. (archaic) to hang on the gallows
  2. (nautical) to anchor (a ship) using two anchors at an angle to hold the vessel still

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