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)

  1. to break, break up
  2. to chop (wood)

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Anagrams

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Italian spezzare.

Verb

spezzare

  1. to break into pieces
  2. to cut from a cloth sufficient material for a garment
  3. to interrupt
  4. to dampen, dilute, reduce the force of

References

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “spezzare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano[1]