Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ minuzzare, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zmi.nutˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: smi‧nuz‧zà‧re

Verb

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sminuzzàre (first-person singular present sminùzzo, first-person singular past historic sminuzzài, past participle sminuzzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to crumble, to mush, to squish
  2. to tear (paper) into small pieces

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