Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ brucare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zbruˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sbru‧cà‧re

Verb

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sbrucàre (first-person singular present sbrùco, first-person singular past historic sbrucài, past participle sbrucàto, auxiliary avére) (uncommon)

  1. (transitive) to tear the leaves from (a plant) by running one's half-closed hand along it
  2. (transitive, figurative) to partially tear off
  3. (transitive) Synonym of brucare (to graze)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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