Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ goffo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ɡofˈfi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧gof‧fì‧re

Verb edit

ingoffìre (first-person singular present ingoffìsco, first-person singular past historic ingoffìi, past participle ingoffìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make (someone) look awkward or clumsy
  2. (intransitive, rare) to become awkward or clumsy [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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