Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ troncare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /at.tronˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: at‧tron‧cà‧re

Verb

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attroncàre (first-person singular present attrónco, first-person singular past historic attroncài, past participle attroncàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, forestry) to cut the trunk of (a tree) at the base
  2. (transitive, agriculture) to pollard
    Synonym: capitozzare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • attroncare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana