indorare
Italian
Etymology
From in- + dorare (“to gild”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.doˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: in‧do‧rà‧re
Verb
indoràre (first-person singular present indòro, first-person singular past historic indorài, past participle indoràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to gild, to coat with gold
- Synonym: dorare
- indorare la pillola ― to sugarcoat the pill, to gild the pill (literally, “to gild the pill”)
- (transitive, figurative, poetic) to gild, to cause to take on the color of gold (of the sun)
- (transitive, cooking) to dip (food) in or brush with egg yolk and then fry
Conjugation
Conjugation of indoràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
- indoramento
- indorarsi
- indoratore