saggiare

Italian

Etymology

From saggio +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sadˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sag‧già‧re

Verb

saggiàre (first-person singular present sàggio, first-person singular past historic saggiài, past participle saggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to assay (precious metals)
  2. (figurative) to probe, to test, to sound out, to size up
  3. (archaic or dialectal) to taste, to try, to sample
    Synonym: assaggiare

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Further reading

  • saggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • saggiare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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