Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ penna (feather) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spenˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spen‧nà‧re

Verb

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spennàre (first-person singular present spénno, first-person singular past historic spennài, past participle spennàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pluck feathers from (a fowl, etc.)
    Synonyms: spennacchiare, spennazzio, spiumare
  2. (figurative, informal, transitive) to fleece (to strip a lot of money from)

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