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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *singluttiāre, from singultiāre, from Latin singultāre, from singultus (sobbing). The (Vulgar) Latin was altered under the influence of gluttiō, gluttīre. Compare French sangloter. Compare also Portuguese soluçar, Romanian sughița, Spanish sollozar, from *suggluttiāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sin.ɡjotˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sin‧ghioz‧zà‧re

Verb

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singhiozzàre (first-person singular present singhiózzo, first-person singular past historic singhiozzài, past participle singhiozzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to sob [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to hiccup [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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