salassare
Italian
Etymology
Contraction of Latin sanguinem laxāre (“to release blood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.lasˈsa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: sa‧las‧sà‧re
Verb
salassàre (first-person singular present salàsso, first-person singular past historic salassài, past participle salassàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, medicine) to bleed (a patient) (outdated medical practice)
- (transitive, figurative) to bleed (money) (from someone)
Conjugation
Conjugation of salassàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)