Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin candeō (to shine, gleam white) +‎ -eggiare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kan.dedˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: can‧deg‧già‧re

Verb

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candeggiàre (first-person singular present candéggio, first-person singular past historic candeggiài, past participle candeggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to bleach

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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