Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pitˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pit‧tà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *pictāre, frequentative from Latin pingere.

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pittàre (first-person singular present pìtto, first-person singular past historic pittài, past participle pittàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, southern Italy) to paint
    Synonyms: dipingere, pitturare
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Etymology 2 edit

From Ligurian [Term?] (to peck).

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pittàre (first-person singular present pìtto, first-person singular past historic pittài, past participle pittàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, fishing) to eat (the bait) without taking the hook (of a fish)
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