Italian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ʃa.lakˈkwa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scia‧lac‧quà‧re

Verb

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scialacquàre (first-person singular present scialàcquo, first-person singular past historic scialacquài, past participle scialacquàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to squander, to waste, to dissipate
    Synonyms: dilapidare, avere le mani bucate, disperdere, sperperare, sprecare
    ha scialacquato tutto il suo
    he ran through all his fortune
  2. (transitive, figurative, literary) to lavish (greetings, thanks, etc.)

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