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)
- (transitive) to pluck the feathers of (a chicken, etc.)
- (transitive, figurative) to fleece, to rip off
- (intransitive, rare) to lose the feathers (of a pillow) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of spiumàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Synonyms
- spennacchiare
- (to pluck): spennare