Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *falciāre (compare French faucher), from Latin falx (sickle, scythe), from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (a cutting tool).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /falˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fal‧cià‧re

Verb edit

falciàre (first-person singular present fàlcio, first-person singular past historic falciài, past participle falciàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to mow, scythe, slash, harvest
  2. (figurative) to mow down, decimate, wipe out, claim
    Synonym: decimare

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Further reading edit

  • falciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • falciare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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