assillare

Italian

Etymology

From assillo (horsefly, gadfly; nagging worry) +‎ -are. Compare Sicilian siḍḍijari (often incorrectly written as siḍḍiari).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.silˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: as‧sil‧là‧re

Verb

assillàre (first-person singular present assìllo, first-person singular past historic assillài, past participle assillàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to nag, pester
  2. (transitive) to harass
  3. (intransitive, literary) to become enraged or irritated due to gadfly bites [auxiliary avere]

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