morsicchiare

Italian

Etymology

From morsicare, adapted to the suffix -icchiare. Cf. also mordicchiare. Possibly from morso through a diminutive form morsicchio, corresponding with a Vulgar Latin *morsiculus, ultimately from morsus.

Verb

morsicchiàre (first-person singular present morsìcchio, first-person singular past historic morsicchiài, past participle morsicchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to nibble or gnaw at

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