Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ra- +‎ buffo (gust of wind) +‎ -are.

Verb

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rabbuffàre (first-person singular present rabbùffo, first-person singular past historic rabbuffài, past participle rabbuffàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to ruffle, to mess up (the hair, etc.)
  2. (rare) to scold, to tell off

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • rabbuffare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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