Italian

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Etymology

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From scorza (bark, peel, rind) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skorˈt͡sa.re/, (traditional) /skorˈd͡za.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scor‧zà‧re

Verb

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scorzàre (first-person singular present scòrzo, first-person singular past historic scorzài, past participle scorzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to remove the bark of (a tree)
    Synonym: scortecciare
  2. to peel (a fruit)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ scorza in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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

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