Italian

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Etymology

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From matrigna +‎ -eggiare.

Verb

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matrigneggiàre (first-person singular present matrignéggio, first-person singular past historic matrigneggiài, past participle matrigneggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (rare, intransitive) to behave like a bad stepmother, to treat harshly [auxiliary avere]

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