baccagliare

Italian

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.[1]

Verb

baccagliàre (first-person singular present baccàglio, first-person singular past historic baccagliài, past participle baccagliàto, auxiliary avére) (informal)

  1. (transitive) to shout, to argue loudly [with contro ‘at’]
  2. (transitive, juvenile slang, northern Italy) to try to pick up (an attractive girl/guy)

Conjugation

References

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

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