cincischiare
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *incīsculāre, derived from Classical Latin incīsus, perfect passive participle of incīdō (“to cut open”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cincischiàre (first-person singular present cincìschio, first-person singular past historic cincischiài, past participle cincischiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (uncommon, transitive) to miscut
- (transitive) to crumple, to crease
- (transitive) to mispronounce, to misarticulate
- (intransitive) to waste time, to idle
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of cincischiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- cincischiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana