Italian edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic, related to picca, piccare.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pikˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pic‧chià‧re

Verb edit

picchiàre (first-person singular present pìcchio, first-person singular past historic picchiài, past participle picchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to beat, to hit, to thrash, to hammer
    Synonyms: percuotere, battere
  2. (transitive) to strike, to bang, to pat, to tap
    Synonyms: urtare, battere, sbattere
  3. (intransitive) to beat, to knock, to thump, to tap, to bang [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: battere, bussare
  4. (intransitive) to insist [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: insistere
  5. (intransitive) to pound, throb [auxiliary avere]

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References edit

  1. ^ picchiare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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