Italian edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *asciucare, from Latin exsūcāre, from ex- + sucus (juice, moisture).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aʃ.ʃuˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧sciu‧gà‧re
  • (file)

Verb edit

asciugàre (first-person singular present asciùgo, first-person singular past historic asciugài, past participle asciugàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to dry
  2. (transitive) to wipe, to mop
  3. (transitive, by extension, humorous) to down, to quaff
  4. (transitive, slang) to annoy, to pester
  5. (intransitive) to dry out, to become dry [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to lose weight [auxiliary essere]

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