arabescare

Italian

Etymology

From arabesco +‎ -are.

Verb

arabescàre (first-person singular present arabésco, first-person singular past historic arabescài, past participle arabescàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to decorate with arabesques or similar
  2. (transitive, figurative) to cover with strange designs or doodles, to doodle

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Further reading

  • arabescare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana