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Etymology edit

From giovane (young) +‎ -eggiare (verbalizing suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒo.va.nedˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gio‧va‧neg‧già‧re

Verb edit

giovaneggiàre (first-person singular present giovanéggio, first-person singular past historic giovaneggiài, past participle giovaneggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, literary, rare, ironic or humorous) to act youthfully [auxiliary avere]
    • 1859, G. Brambilla, “Ozii letterarii di Gaetano Demarchi”, in Rivista Contemporanea[1], Tipografia Cerutti, Derossi e Dusso, page 180:
      L'amator di Batillo desidera bere, ma più [] giovaneggiare con la bella Afrodite.
      Bathyllus' lover wishes to drink, but more to be youthful with the beautiful Aphrodite.

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