accavalciare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French achevalchier, derived from chevalchier (“to ride”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
accavalciàre (first-person singular present accavàlcio, first-person singular past historic accavalciài, past participle accavalciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to straddle
- (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
Conjugation of accavalciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading edit
- accavalciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana