infinocchiare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom in- + finocchio (“fennel”) + -are. The common sense "to hoodwink, to bamboozle" is uncertain and variously explained.
Verb
editinfinocchiàre (first-person singular present infinòcchio, first-person singular past historic infinocchiài, past participle infinocchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of infinocchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading
edit- infinocchiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana