smacchiare
Italian
editEtymology 1
editFrom s- + macchia (“stain”) + -are.
Verb
editsmacchiàre (first-person singular present smàcchio, first-person singular past historic smacchiài, past participle smacchiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to remove stains from (a garment)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of smacchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom s- + macchia (“shrub, shrubland”) + -are.
Verb
editsmacchiàre (first-person singular present smàcchio, first-person singular past historic smacchiài, past participle smacchiàto, auxiliary avére) (uncommon)
- (transitive) to deforest
- Synonym: diboscare
- (intransitive, archaic) to leave the bush or the forest
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of smacchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)