Italian edit

Etymology edit

s- +‎ *fiancare, from fianco. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sfjanˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfian‧cà‧re

Verb edit

sfiancàre (first-person singular present sfiànco, first-person singular past historic sfiancài, past participle sfiancàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to break the sides of
  2. (transitive) to exhaust or wear out
  3. (transitive) to make (someone or something) look slimmer at the hips

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