Italian

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Etymology

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From gamba +‎ -izzare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡam.bidˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gam‧biz‧zà‧re

Verb

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gambizzàre (first-person singular present gambìzzo, first-person singular past historic gambizzài, past participle gambizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to kneecap (to shoot in the leg)
    Synonym: azzoppare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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