mozzicare

Italian

Etymology

Regional pronunciation of morsicare, with /rs/ undergoing affrication (/rts/), prominent characteristic of central-southern dialects, and with later complete assimilation of the /r/.

Verb

mozzicàre (first-person singular present mózzico, first-person singular past historic mozzicài, past participle mozzicàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to bite
  2. to crumble

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