picchettare

• IPA^(key): /pik.ketˈta.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: pic‧chet‧tà‧re

From piccare +‎ -ettare, or from picchetto (“stake”) +‎ -are.

picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive, surveying) to delimit with pickets or stakes, to stake out (an area of land, a field, a road, etc.)
2. (transitive) to stake (a tent)
3. (transitive) to pink (fabric), to cut a zigzag edge in
4. (transitive, uncommon) to spot, to fleck

   Synonym: picchiettare

5. (transitive, uncommon, nautical) to tap (the hull of a ship) with a small hammer to remove rust, barnacles, etc.

   Synonym: picchiettare

6. (intransitive, music) to tap out staccato notes witih the bow [auxiliary avere]
7. (transitive, cooking) to stuff (meat) with lard, rosemary, garlic, etc. for flavoring

From picchetto (“group of picketing workers”) +‎ -are.

picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to picket (a workplace)

• picchettaggio

• picchetterà