Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spitˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spic‧cià‧re

Etymology 1

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From Old French despeechier, despechier.

Verb

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spicciàre (first-person singular present spìccio, first-person singular past historic spicciài, past participle spicciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to rush through (homework, a job, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to crank through, to process quickly (e.g. a group of waiting customers)
  3. (transitive, Tuscan) to tidy up
  4. (intransitive, literary) to gush (of liquids) [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, archaic) to make a leap [auxiliary essere]
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Etymology 2

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spiccio (coin of small change) (regional, colloquial) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix)

Verb

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spicciàre (first-person singular present spìccio, first-person singular past historic spicciài, past participle spicciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to change (money) into smaller denominations
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