bevicchiare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From bev(ere) (“to drink”, alternative form of bere) + -icchiare (frequentative-diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bevicchiàre (first-person singular present bevìcchio, first-person singular past historic bevicchiài, past participle bevicchiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to drink little by little with reluctance
- (intransitive, ironic) to drink often or excessively [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bevicchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- bevicchiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana