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)

  1. (transitive, medicine) to bleed (a patient) (outdated medical practice)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to bleed (money) (from someone)

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