fischiare

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Italian

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Etymology

From Late Latin fistulāre, from Latin fistula. Compare Portuguese fechar and Sicilian friscari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈskja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fi‧schià‧re

Verb

fischiàre (first-person singular present fìschio, first-person singular past historic fischiài, past participle fischiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive or intransitive)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to whistle
  2. (intransitive) to buzz, to ring (of the ears)
  3. (transitive) to hiss, to boo
  4. to sing (of birds)

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Further reading

  • fischiare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fischiare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fischiare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fischiàre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fischiare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • fischiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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