Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *incīsculāre, derived from Classical Latin incīsus, perfect passive participle of incīdō (to cut open).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃiˈskja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cin‧ci‧schià‧re

Verb

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cincischiàre (first-person singular present cincìschio, first-person singular past historic cincischiài, past participle cincischiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (uncommon, transitive) to miscut
  2. (transitive) to crumple, to crease
  3. (transitive) to mispronounce, to misarticulate
  4. (intransitive) to waste time, to idle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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