pizzicare

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Italian

Etymology

Intensive of pizzare, from pizzo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pit.t͡siˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: piz‧zi‧cà‧re

Verb

pizzicàre (first-person singular present pìzzico, first-person singular past historic pizzicài, past participle pizzicàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pinch, to nip
  2. (transitive) to bite, to sting (of an insect)
  3. (transitive, informal, slang) to catch, to seize
  4. (transitive) to burn (the palate, etc.) (of spicy food)
  5. (transitive) to sting (the eyes, etc.) (of smoke)
  6. (transitive, music) to pluck
  7. (intransitive) to itch
  8. (intransitive) to sting (of the eyes, etc., from smoke, etc.)

Conjugation

Neapolitan

Verb

pizzicare

  1. Alternative spelling of pezzecare