Italian edit

Etymology edit

From spazzola +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spat.t͡soˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spaz‧zo‧là‧re

Verb edit

spazzolàre (first-person singular present spàzzolo, first-person singular past historic spazzolài, past participle spazzolàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to scrub with a brush, to brush, to scour
  2. (colloquial, regional) to devour, to polish off, to gulp down
    Synonyms: spazzare, divorare, trangugiare, ingurgitare

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Further reading edit

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

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