Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Tuscan appicciare,[1][2] from Vulgar Latin *appiciāre, from ad +‎ pix, pĭcis (pitch, tar).[3] Alternatively of onomatopoeic origin.[4]

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

appiccicàre (first-person singular present appìccico, first-person singular past historic appiccicài, past participle appiccicàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) (typically with a or su) to glue (to)
  2. (transitive) to give forcefully or violently
    appiccicargli una sberla sul collo
    to give him a slap on the neck
  3. (transitive) to give with deceit
  4. (transitive) to attribute
  5. (intransitive) to be sticky [auxiliary avere]

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References edit

  1. ^ appiccicare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ appiccicare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ appicciare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  4. ^ appiccicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana