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Italian
Etymology
From s- + manaccia (“bad hand”, from mano (“hand”) + -accia) + -are.
Verb
smanacciàre (first-person singular present smanàccio, first-person singular past historic smanacciài, past participle smanacciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to move one's hands clumsily or excessively
- to gesticulate a lot
- to hit something clumsily
- (transitive, intransitive) to touch wrongfully
- (sports) to hit the ball with a hand
- (regional) to grope, to paw, to fondle (a woman)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to fuss (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
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Further reading
- smanacciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- smanacciare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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