Italian edit

Etymology edit

Probably from an onomatopoetic root *pikk- ("point, hook"), the same as with impiccare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ap.pikˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pic‧cà‧re

Verb edit

appiccàre (first-person singular present appìcco, first-person singular past historic appiccài, past participle appiccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to attach, to join
  2. (transitive) to hang, to suspend
  3. (transitive) to set, to start (a fire)
  4. (transitive, uncommon or archaic) to initiate

Conjugation edit

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