scroccare

Italian

Etymology 1

From scrocco +‎ -are.

Verb

scroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (informal, transitive)

  1. to scrounge, to sponge, to mooch, to cadge, to snag (something without paying for or earning it, e.g. a meal, a ride, a promotion, etc.)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Blend of scoccare +‎ crocco (hook).

Verb

scroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive and intransitive, archaic or rare)

  1. to shoot [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation