Italian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Possibly from vento (wind) (cf. avventare).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ska.ra.venˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sca‧ra‧ven‧tà‧re

Verb edit

scaraventàre (first-person singular present scaravènto, first-person singular past historic scaraventài, past participle scaraventàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to fling, throw, hurl or slam
    Synonyms: buttare, lanciare, scagliare, gettare

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Further reading edit

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

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