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Italian
Etymology
From in- + conocchia (“distaff”) + -are. Compare Sicilian ncunucchiari.
Verb
inconocchiàre (first-person singular present inconòcchio, first-person singular past historic inconocchiài, past participle inconocchiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to wind around the distaff
- inconocchiare la rocca ― to wind the staple around the distaff
- inconocchiare la lana ― to wind the wool around the distaff
Conjugation
Further reading
- inconocchiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- inconocchiare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication