riabboccare

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Italian

Etymology

From ri- +‎ abboccare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.ab.bokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ab‧boc‧cà‧re

Verb

riabboccàre (first-person singular present riabbócco, first-person singular past historic riabboccài, past participle riabboccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to bite again
    il pesce ha riabboccato l'esca
    the fish took the bait again (with the mouth)
  2. (intransitive, also figurative, by extension) to take the bait again
    il pesce riabbocca
    the fish takes the bait again
  3. (transitive, rare) to fill up again (a glass, jar, etc.) to the top
  4. (transitive) to join or connect again, to reconnect (tubes, ducts, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to be joined or connected again (of tubes, ducts, etc.)
    i tubi riabboccano
    the tubes are reconnected
  6. (transitive, by extension) to reconnect two organs (in surgery)

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