Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ dorare (to gild).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.doˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧do‧rà‧re

Verb

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indoràre (first-person singular present indòro, first-person singular past historic indorài, past participle indoràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to gild, to coat with gold
    Synonym: dorare
    indorare la pillolato sugarcoat the pill, to gild the pill (literally, “to gild the pill”)
  2. (transitive, figurative, poetic) to gild, to cause to take on the color of gold (of the sun)
  3. (transitive, cooking) to dip (food) in or brush with egg yolk and then fry

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