Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ batacchio +‎ -are. First attested in 1861–1879.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ab.ba.takˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧tac‧chià‧re

Verb edit

abbatacchiàre (first-person singular present abbatàcchio, first-person singular past historic abbatacchiài, past participle abbatacchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (rare) to strike with the clapper of a bell, or with a door knocker
  2. (by extension) to strike, to beat

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