fracassare
See also: fracassaré
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From fra-, shortening of Latin īnfrā, and cassare (“to break”), from Latin quassāre (“to shake”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fracassàre (first-person singular present fracàsso, first-person singular past historic fracassài, past participle fracassàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to smash, to shatter
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fracassàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.