spassare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spasˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spas‧sà‧re

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *expassāre, from expandō (to stretch out).

Verb

spassàre (first-person singular present spàsso, first-person singular past historic spassài, past participle spassàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to entertain, amuse
    Synonym: divertire
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Etymology 2

From s- +‎ passare.

Verb

spassàre (first-person singular present spàsso, first-person singular past historic spassài, past participle spassàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, nautical) to unthread (a cable or line) from its block, eyelet, ring, etc.
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