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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskwas.so/
- Rhymes: -asso
- Hyphenation: squàs‧so
Etymology 1
Deverbal from squassare (“to shake, jolk”) + -o.
Noun
squasso m (plural squassi)
- (rare) shaking
- Synonym: scuotimento
- (rare) jolt
- Synonym: scossone
Further reading
- squasso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
squasso
- first-person singular present indicative of squassare