scroccare
Italian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editscroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (informal, transitive)
- to scrounge, to sponge, to mooch, to cadge, to snag (something without paying for or earning it, e.g. a meal, a ride, a promotion, etc.)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of scroccàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editBlend of scoccare + crocco (“hook”).
Verb
editscroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive and intransitive, archaic or rare)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of scroccàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)