Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin calce pistāre (to pound with the heel).[1] Distantly related to English caltrop and pestle.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kal.peˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cal‧pe‧stà‧re

Verb edit

calpestàre (first-person singular present calpésto, first-person singular past historic calpestài, past participle calpestàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to trample or tread on
    • 1975, “Il signor Hood”, in Rimmel, performed by Francesco De Gregori:
      Lo vedi sempre con le spalle al sole, / con un canestro di parole nuove / calpestare nuove aiuole
      You always see it with his shoulders to the sun, / with a hamper of new words / trampling new flowerbeds

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References edit

  1. ^ calpestare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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