Italian edit

Etymology edit

From s- +‎ gorgo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zɡorˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sgor‧gà‧re

Verb edit

sgorgàre (first-person singular present sgórgo, first-person singular past historic sgorgài, past participle sgorgàto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to gush, to spurt (out) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive) to pour, to flow (especially of tears) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive) to spout [auxiliary essere]
  4. (transitive) to unclog
  5. (transitive, literary) to gush out, to pour out (tears, sighs, etc.)

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Further reading edit

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

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