Italian edit

Etymology edit

From s- +‎ pelle (skin) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spelˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spel‧là‧re

Verb edit

spellàre (first-person singular present spèllo, first-person singular past historic spellài, past participle spellàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to skin, to flay (a rabbit, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to skin (a knee, etc.)
  3. (transitive, figurative, informal) to fleece (a client)
  4. (transitive, figurative, informal) to flay, to ill-treat

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