Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.brokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧broc‧cà‧re

Etymology 1

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From im- +‎ brocco +‎ -are.

Verb

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imbroccàre (first-person singular present imbròcco, first-person singular past historic imbroccài, past participle imbroccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to hit (a target in the middle)
  2. (transitive) to guess correctly
  3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to bump into, to encounter (a person) (in an opportune moment or place)
  4. (transitive, regional, northern Italy) to take (a particular street)
    Synonym: imboccare
  5. (intransitive, botany) to bud (of a fruit plant) [auxiliary avere]
  6. (intransitive, hunting) to perch (of a bird) [auxiliary avere]
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Etymology 2

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From im- +‎ brocca +‎ -are.

Verb

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imbroccàre (first-person singular present imbròcco, first-person singular past historic imbroccài, past participle imbroccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, shoemaking) to affix (the upper of a shoe) on a last (using wooden or metal pins)
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