spicciare
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spitˈt͡ʃa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: spic‧cià‧re
Etymology 1
From Old French despeechier, despechier.
Verb
spicciàre (first-person singular present spìccio, first-person singular past historic spicciài, past participle spicciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to rush through (homework, a job, etc.)
- (transitive) to crank through, to process quickly (e.g. a group of waiting customers)
- (transitive, Tuscan) to tidy up
- (intransitive, literary) to gush (of liquids) [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, archaic) to make a leap [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of spicciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Related terms
Etymology 2
spiccio (“coin of small change”) (regional, colloquial) + -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix)
Verb
spicciàre (first-person singular present spìccio, first-person singular past historic spicciài, past participle spicciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to change (money) into smaller denominations
Conjugation
Conjugation of spicciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.