bacchettare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From bacchetta (“rod, stick”) + -are.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bacchettàre (first-person singular present bacchétto, first-person singular past historic bacchettài, past participle bacchettàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to beat with a rod
- (transitive, figurative) to rebuke, to chastise
- (transitive, figurative, Tuscan) to sell at a very low price
- Synonym: svendere
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bacchettàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)