Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ ficcare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.fikˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧fic‧cà‧re

Verb

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rificcàre (first-person singular present rifìcco, first-person singular past historic rificcài, past participle rificcàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to shove again, to stick again, to thrust again, to drive again
    rificcare qualcuno in prigioneto stick someone back in prison
  2. (archaic or rare, figurative) to turn (the mind) again [+ a (some idea) = to]
  3. (colloquial, Tuscan) to report as a snitch, to blab (information)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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