ruspare

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ruspāre (to scrounge, search). First attested in 1561.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈspa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ru‧spà‧re

Verb

ruspàre (first-person singular present rùspo, first-person singular past historic ruspài, past participle ruspàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to scratch, to scrabble, to peck about (in search of food; of poultry)
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) to rake the ground looking for chestnuts after a harvest
  3. (transitive) to bulldoze, to work (land, a field, etc.) using a bulldozer

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