spiumare

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ piuma (feather) +‎ -are.

Verb

spiumàre (first-person singular present spiùmo, first-person singular past historic spiumài, past participle spiumàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pluck the feathers of (a chicken, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to fleece, to rip off
  3. (intransitive, rare) to lose the feathers (of a pillow) [auxiliary avere]

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