Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sfoʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfo‧glià‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From s- +‎ foglia (leaf) +‎ -are. Piecewise doublet of esfoliare and of etymology 2.

Verb edit

sfogliàre (first-person singular present sfòglio, first-person singular past historic sfogliài, past participle sfogliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to browse, to leaf through (a book, magazine, etc.)
  2. (uncommon) to cut the pages of (an uncut book)
  3. (uncommon, card games) to deal (cards) one by one
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Etymology 2 edit

From Late Latin exfoliāre (infinitive exfoliāre), from Latin folium (leaf). Doublet of esfoliare.

Verb edit

sfogliàre (first-person singular present sfòglio, first-person singular past historic sfogliài, past participle sfogliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to prune
  2. to pluck the petals of (a flower)
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