Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ar.rokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ar‧roc‧cà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From a- +‎ rocco +‎ -are.

Verb edit

arroccàre (first-person singular present arròcco, first-person singular past historic arroccài, past participle arroccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, chess) to castle (the king and the rook)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to secure, to protect, to defend
  3. (transitive, military) to move (troops) behind the lines
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Etymology 2 edit

From a- +‎ rocca +‎ -are.

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arroccàre (first-person singular present arròcco or (traditional) arrócco[1], first-person singular past historic arroccài, past participle arroccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, weaving) to put (linen, hemp, silk, etc.) on a bobbin in preparation for spinning
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References edit

  1. ^ arrocco in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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