Italian

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Etymology

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From palla +‎ -eggiare.

Verb

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palleggiàre (first-person singular present palléggio, first-person singular past historic palleggiài, past participle palleggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, sports) to practise with a ball (especially to repeatedly bounce or dribble it while retaining control) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive) to juggle (an object from hand to hand)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to pass around (an object, a look, a task, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to brandish (a weapon)
  5. (transitive) to rock, to toss gently (e.g. an infant)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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