bruscare
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brusˈka.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: bru‧scà‧re
Etymology 1
From brusca (“scrubbing brush”) + -are. First attested before 1597.
Verb
bruscàre (first-person singular present brùsco, first-person singular past historic bruscài, past participle bruscàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, transitive)
- to clean with a scrubbing brush
- to prune (a plant)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bruscàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *brūsicāre, *brūsiāre;[1] compare bruciare (“to burn”).
Verb
bruscàre (first-person singular present brùsco, first-person singular past historic bruscài, past participle bruscàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (regional) to toast
- Synonyms: abbrustolire, tostare
- bruscare il pane ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (nautical, obsolete) to burn off the pitch from (the joints of the wooden hull of a ship) using flaming bundles of wood
Conjugation
Conjugation of bruscàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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Etymology
Noun
bruscare f (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | bruscare | bruscarea |
| genitive-dative | bruscări | bruscării |
| vocative | bruscare, bruscareo | |