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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)
- (transitive) to pinch, to nip
- (transitive) to bite, to sting (of an insect)
- (transitive, informal, slang) to catch, to seize
- (transitive) to burn (the palate, etc.) (of spicy food)
- (transitive) to sting (the eyes, etc.) (of smoke)
- (transitive, music) to pluck
- (intransitive) to itch
- (intransitive) to sting (of the eyes, etc., from smoke, etc.)
Conjugation
Neapolitan
Verb
pizzicare
- Alternative spelling of pezzecare