Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.[1]

Verb

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crocchiàre (first-person singular present cròcchio, first-person singular past historic crocchiài, past participle crocchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to creak (of the joints)
  2. to make a false sound (of a broken vase, an improperly attached horseshoe, etc.)
  3. to cluck (of a chicken)
  4. (archaic, figurative) to be in ill health

Conjugation

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References

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

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