Italian edit

Etymology edit

From specchio (mirror) +‎ -are. Cf. also Latin speculārī.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spekˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spec‧chià‧re

Verb edit

specchiàre (first-person singular present spècchio, first-person singular past historic specchiài, past participle specchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (literary) to reflect
  2. (historical, Middle Ages) to register (a debtor citizen) in the public register
  3. (archaic or literary) to observe as if in a mirror

Usage notes edit

  • Most commonly used only in the past participle in the meaning "to reflect".

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