bulicare

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bullicāre, a frequentative based on Latin bullīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.liˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: bu‧li‧cà‧re

Verb

bulicàre (first-person singular present bùlico, first-person singular past historic bulicài, past participle bulicàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to boil (especially of thermal waters)
    Synonym: bollire
  2. (figurative) to swarm
    Synonym: brulicare

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Further reading

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

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