fioccare

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *floccāre, from Latin floccus (tuft). By surface analysis, fiocco +‎ -are. Compare Neapolitan scioccare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fioc‧cà‧re
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Verb

fioccàre (first-person singular present fiòcco, first-person singular past historic fioccài, past participle fioccàto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to come down in flakes (of snow)
  2. to snow
  3. (figurative) to shower, shower down or rain down in large quantities

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