pizzicare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Intensive of pizzare, from pizzo.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pizzicàre (first-person singular present pìzzico, first-person singular past historic pizzicài, past participle pizzicàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to pinch, to nip
- (transitive) to bite, to sting (of an insect)
- (transitive, informal, slang) to catch, to seize
- (transitive) to burn (the palate, etc.) (of spicy food)
- (transitive) to sting (the eyes, etc.) (of smoke)
- (transitive, music) to pluck
- (intransitive) to itch [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to sting (of the eyes, etc., from smoke, etc.) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of pizzicàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Neapolitan edit
Verb edit
pizzicare
- Alternative spelling of pezzecare