Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ riccio +‎ -are. Compare Spanish rizar, Portuguese riçar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ar.ritˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ric‧cià‧re

Verb edit

arricciàre (first-person singular present arrìccio, first-person singular past historic arricciài, past participle arricciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to curl (hair, a mustache, leaves, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to curl, to crinkle (one's lips or nose) (to show disgust)
  3. (transitive) to raise (the fur) (of animals showing anger or fear)
  4. (transitive, construction) to render (a wall) (to cover with plaster)
  5. (intransitive) to become curly [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, figurative, uncommon) to stand on end (of hair or fur) [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive, archaic) to become indignant [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive, archaic) to become frightened [auxiliary essere]

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