stuzzicare

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Italian

Etymology

From Middle High German stutzen, stozen related to Old High German stozan and Gothic đƒđ„đŒ°đŒżđ„đŒ°đŒœ (stautan). Alternatively onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stut.tÍĄsiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stuz‧zi‧cà‧re

Verb

stuzzicĂ re (first-person singular present stĂčzzico, first-person singular past historic stuzzicĂ i, past participle stuzzicĂ to, auxiliary avĂ©re) (transitive)

  1. to poke or prod (at)
    Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.
    Don't poke the bear.
    (literally, “Don't prod the sleeping dog.”)
  2. to tease
    Non stuzzicarmi. ― Don't tease me.
  3. to whet (the appetite)
  4. (figurative) to stimulate, to flush
    L'idea mi stuzzica. ― The idea excites me.

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References

  1. ^ stuzzicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana