spezzare
Italian
Etymology
From s- + pezzo + -are. Compare Sicilian spizzari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spetˈt͡sa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: spez‧zà‧re
Verb
spezzàre (first-person singular present spèzzo, first-person singular past historic spezzài, past participle spezzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
Conjugation
Conjugation of spezzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Neapolitan
Alternative forms
- spezzà (alt. spelling)
Etymology
Verb
spezzare
- to break into pieces
- to cut from a cloth sufficient material for a garment
- to interrupt
- to dampen, dilute, reduce the force of
References
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “spezzare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano[1]