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Etymology edit

From Latin *podiāre, from Latin podium. Compare Catalan and Occitan pujar, Portuguese pojar, Friulian poiâ, Venetian pojar. Cf. also French appuyer, Spanish apoyar, Portuguese apoiar, Italian appoggiare, from a related Vulgar Latin *appodiāre, present active infinitive of *appodiō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /podˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pog‧già‧re

Verb edit

poggiàre (first-person singular present pòggio, first-person singular past historic poggiài, past participle poggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to lean or rest
  2. (intransitive) to stand or rest [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive) to be based [auxiliary avere]
  4. (nautical) to sail close to the wind, to bear up (transitive)
    Antonym: orzare

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