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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pik.ketˈta.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: pic‧chet‧tà‧re
Etymology 1
From piccare + -ettare, or from picchetto (“stake”) + -are.
Verb
picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, surveying) to delimit with pickets or stakes, to stake out (an area of land, a field, a road, etc.)
- (transitive) to stake (a tent)
- (transitive) to pink (fabric), to cut a zigzag edge in
- (transitive, uncommon) to spot, to fleck
- Synonym: picchiettare
- (transitive, uncommon, nautical) to tap (the hull of a ship) with a small hammer to remove rust, barnacles, etc.
- Synonym: picchiettare
- (intransitive, music) to tap out staccato notes witih the bow
- (transitive, cooking) to stuff (meat) with lard, rosemary, garlic, etc. for flavoring
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Etymology 2
From picchetto (“group of picketing workers”) + -are.
Verb
picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to picket (a workplace)
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