Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptīzāre, from Ancient Greek βαπτῑ́ζω (baptī́zō, I immerse, baptize).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bat.tedˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: bat‧tez‧zà‧re

Verb edit

battezzàre (first-person singular present battézzo, first-person singular past historic battezzài, past participle battezzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to baptize or christen
  2. to name or nickname

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