Italian edit

Etymology edit

Intensive of pizzare, from pizzo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pit.t͡siˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: piz‧zi‧cà‧re

Verb edit

pizzicàre (first-person singular present pìzzico, first-person singular past historic pizzicài, past participle pizzicàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pinch, to nip
  2. (transitive) to bite, to sting (of an insect)
  3. (transitive, informal, slang) to catch, to seize
  4. (transitive) to burn (the palate, etc.) (of spicy food)
  5. (transitive) to sting (the eyes, etc.) (of smoke)
  6. (transitive, music) to pluck
  7. (intransitive) to itch [auxiliary avere]
  8. (intransitive) to sting (of the eyes, etc., from smoke, etc.) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation edit

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Neapolitan edit

Verb edit

pizzicare

  1. Alternative spelling of pezzecare