Italian edit

Etymology edit

From s- +‎ bava +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zbaˈva.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sba‧và‧re

Verb edit

sbavàre (first-person singular present sbàvo, first-person singular past historic sbavài, past participle sbavàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to drool, to slobber, to slaver
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to dribble out
  3. (intransitive) to run, smear, smudge, leak
  4. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to drool after, to jones for
  5. (transitive) to smudge
  6. (transitive) to deburr

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Further reading edit

  • sbavare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • sbavare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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