Italian

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Etymology

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From badalucco (skirmish; pastime) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.da.lukˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ba‧da‧luc‧cà‧re

Verb

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badaluccàre (first-person singular present badalùcco, first-person singular past historic badaluccài, past participle badaluccàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic, intransitive)

  1. to keep an enemy in check through skirmishes [auxiliary avere]
  2. to dillydally, to waste time [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: gingillarsi, indugiare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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