Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ toccare.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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ritoccàre (first-person singular present ritócco, first-person singular past historic ritoccài, past participle ritoccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to retouch
  2. to touch up (eyes, lips, etc.) (by makeup or cosmetic surgery)
  3. to touch again
  4. to adjust (prices)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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