Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ l' +‎ oppio +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.lopˈpja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧lop‧pià‧re

Verb

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alloppiàre (first-person singular present allòppio, first-person singular past historic alloppiài, past participle alloppiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to spike (a drink) with opium
  2. (transitive) to drug with an opiate drink
  3. (transitive, by extension) to drug with wine

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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