abbatacchiare
Italian
Etymology
From a- + batacchio + -are. First attested in 1861–1879.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.ba.takˈkja.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧tac‧chià‧re
Verb
abbatacchiàre (first-person singular present abbatàcchio, first-person singular past historic abbatacchiài, past participle abbatacchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (rare) to strike with the clapper of a bell, or with a door knocker
- (by extension) to strike, to beat
Conjugation
Conjugation of abbatacchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)