Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin fistulāre, from Latin fistula. Compare Portuguese fechar and Sicilian friscari.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fiˈskja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fi‧schià‧re

Verb edit

fischiàre (first-person singular present fìschio, first-person singular past historic fischiài, past participle fischiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive or intransitive)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to whistle [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to buzz, to ring (of the ears) [auxiliary avere]
  3. (transitive) to hiss, to boo
  4. to sing (of birds)

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Further reading edit

  • fischiare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fischiare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fischiare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fischiàre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fischiare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • fischiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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