arricciare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + riccio + -are. Compare Spanish rizar, Portuguese riçar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
arricciàre (first-person singular present arrìccio, first-person singular past historic arricciài, past participle arricciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to curl (hair, a mustache, leaves, etc.)
- (transitive) to curl, to crinkle (one's lips or nose) (to show disgust)
- (transitive) to raise (the fur) (of animals showing anger or fear)
- (transitive, construction) to render (a wall) (to cover with plaster)
- (intransitive) to become curly [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, figurative, uncommon) to stand on end (of hair or fur) [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, archaic) to become indignant [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, archaic) to become frightened [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of arricciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.