Italian edit

Etymology edit

From ri- +‎ pizzicare.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

ripizzicàre (first-person singular present ripìzzico, first-person singular past historic ripizzicài, past participle ripizzicàto, auxiliary avére)

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

Conjugation edit