Italian

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Etymology

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From a- (to, towards) +‎ palla (ball) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ap.palˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pal‧là‧re

Verb

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appallàre (first-person singular present appàllo, first-person singular past historic appallài, past participle appallàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (rare, transitive) to ball (form into a ball)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • appallare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana