acciuffare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Deverbal of ciuffo (“herbs, foliage”), with the original meaning of 'collecting herbs'.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
acciuffàre (first-person singular present acciùffo, first-person singular past historic acciuffài, past participle acciuffàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to grab by the hair
- (transitive, by extension) to catch, to seize (a fugitive, an escapee, etc.)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of acciuffàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)