Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French achevalchier, derived from chevalchier (to ride).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ak.ka.valˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧val‧cià‧re

Verb edit

accavalciàre (first-person singular present accavàlcio, first-person singular past historic accavalciài, past participle accavalciàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to straddle
  2. (transitive) to cross (the legs)
    Synonym: accavallare
    • Poi si rovesciò daccapo sul divano e accavalciò le gambe
      Then he turned again on the couch and crossed his legs
      (Gli indifferenti, 1929)

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • accavalciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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