Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ callo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.kalˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cal‧lì‧re

Verb edit

incallìre (first-person singular present incallìsco, first-person singular past historic incallìi, past participle incallìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to become calloused (of one's hands) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive) (figurative) to become ingrained (of habits) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (transitive) to make (one's hands) calloused
  4. (transitive, figurative) to harden (someone, someone's heart)

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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

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