picconare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
picconàre (first-person singular present piccóno, first-person singular past historic picconài, past participle picconàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to strike or break with a pick or pickaxe
- (transitive, journalistic) to criticize (usually an institution) severely
- (intransitive, journalistic) to undermine (through target accusations) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of picconàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)