Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.rok.kiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ma‧roc‧chi‧nà‧re

Etymology 1

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From marocchino (morocco leather) +‎ -are.

Verb

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marocchinàre (first-person singular present marocchìno, first-person singular past historic marocchinài, past participle marocchinàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to tan (leather) into morocco
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Etymology 2

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From marocchino (Moroccan) +‎ -are, from episodes of sexual violence committed by Moroccan soldiers against the populations of central and southern Italy during the Second World War.

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marocchinàre (first-person singular present marocchìno, first-person singular past historic marocchinài, past participle marocchinàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (slang) to subject to carnal violence, sexual assault; to rape, to defile
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