Italian edit

Etymology edit

From spalla +‎ -eggiare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spal.ledˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spal‧leg‧già‧re

Verb edit

spalleggiàre (first-person singular present spalléggio, first-person singular past historic spalleggiài, past participle spalleggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to back up, back, or support
  2. to have someone's back
  3. (military) to carry (someone) on the shoulders

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Further reading edit

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

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