schiattare

Italian

Alternative forms

  • stiattare (colloquial Tuscan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal esclatar (to explode, burst apart).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skjatˈtare/

Verb

schiattàre (first-person singular present schiàtto, first-person singular past historic schiattài, past participle schiattàto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive, figurative, hyperbolic, informal)

  1. to burst, to croak (typically from eating too much) [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: crepare
  2. to die [with di ‘of anger, envy, etc.’]

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