Italian

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Etymology

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From madrigale +‎ -eggiare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.dri.ɡa.ledˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dri‧ga‧leg‧già‧re

Verb

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madrigaleggiàre (first-person singular present madrigaléggio, first-person singular past historic madrigaleggiài, past participle madrigaleggiàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, intransitive)

  1. (literary) to compose, sing or play madrigals [auxiliary avere]
  2. (figurative) to act gallantly [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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