affruntari

Sicilian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /af.fɾunˈta.ɾi/, [afː.ɾʊnˈta.ɾɪ], [afː.ɾʊnˈda.ɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: af‧frun‧tà‧ri

Verb

affruntari

  1. (transitive) to shame, to scold
  2. (transitive) to embarrass
  3. (transitive) to face, to confront
  4. (reflexive) to be ashamed, to feel ashamed

Conjugation

References

  • Antonio Traina (1868) Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano[1] (in Italian), page 146