bevicchiare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom bev(ere) (“to drink”, alternative form of bere) + -icchiare (frequentative-diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbevicchiàre (first-person singular present bevìcchio, first-person singular past historic bevicchiài, past participle bevicchiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to drink little by little with reluctance
- (intransitive, ironic) to drink often or excessively [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of bevicchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- bevicchiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana