Italian edit

Etymology edit

From ruotare; probably a calque of Spanish rodear.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ro.teˈa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ro‧te‧à‧re

Verb edit

roteàre (first-person singular present ròteo, first-person singular past historic roteài, past participle roteàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, rare) to rotate about an axis [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to move in a wide circle, to wheel (e.g. of a bird) [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive) to whirl (e.g. of a skirt) [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive) to turn (something) quickly, to wheel (something) around

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