Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin impālāre, from Latin pālus. By surface analysis, in- +‎ palo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.paˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pa‧là‧re

Verb

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impalàre (first-person singular present impàlo, first-person singular past historic impalài, past participle impalàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to impale
  2. (transitive) to stake, to prop up (vines, etc.)
  3. (vulgar, slang) to sodomize

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