Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *caldidiāre, derived from Latin caldus (hot). By surface analysis, caldo +‎ -eggiare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kal.dedˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cal‧deg‧già‧re

Verb edit

caldeggiàre (first-person singular present caldéggio, first-person singular past historic caldeggiài, past participle caldeggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to support warmly or enthusiastically
    Synonym: perorare

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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

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