Italian edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *acuzzare, from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, a verb based on Latin acūtus (sharp). Cognate with French aiguiser, Catalan and Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.ɡutˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧guz‧zà‧re
  • (file)

Verb edit

aguzzàre (first-person singular present agùzzo, first-person singular past historic aguzzài, past participle aguzzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sharpen

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Further reading edit

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

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