Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *falcāre, derived from Latin falx (sickle, scythe).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /falˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fal‧cà‧re

Verb edit

falcàre (first-person singular present fàlco, first-person singular past historic falcài, past participle falcàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic)

  1. (transitive) to arm with scythes or sickles
  2. (transitive) to bend in the shape of a scythe or sickle

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Further reading edit

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