Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ska.vetˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sca‧vez‧zà‧re

Verb

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scavezzàre (first-person singular present scavézzo, first-person singular past historic scavezzài, past participle scavezzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to break off, to cut off (the tops of trees, branches, shrubs)
  2. (by extension) to break (one's neck)
  3. (regional, Veneto) to break (in general)
    Synonyms: rompere, spezzare
  4. (agriculture) to break (macerated hemp or flax stems) (to detach the fibers)

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