Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /stekˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stec‧cà‧re

Verb edit

steccàre (first-person singular present stécco, first-person singular past historic steccài, past participle steccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to equip with slats
  2. (transitive) to fence, to surround with a fence
  3. (transitive, slang) to mess up, to hit badly (e.g. a shot)
    steccare la pallato miscue (in billiards); to hit the ball with the edge of the racket (in tennis)
    steccare una notato hit a false note (in music)
  4. (transitive, cooking) to stuff (meat) with bacon, lard, spices, etc.
  5. (transitive, medicine) to splint (a broken bone, an arm, etc.)
  6. (intransitive, billiards) to miscue [auxiliary avere]
  7. (intransitive, music) to hit a false note, to play out of tune [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: stonare

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