spicciolare
Italian
editEtymology 1
editFrom s- + picciolo (“stalk”) + -are.
Verb
editspicciolàre (first-person singular present spicciòlo, first-person singular past historic spicciolài, past participle spicciolàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to pluck (grapes, other fruit, grains of corn, etc.)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of spicciolàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading
edit- spicciolare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
editFrom s- + picciolo (“small coin”) + -are.
Verb
editspicciolàre (first-person singular present spìcciolo, first-person singular past historic spicciolài, past participle spicciolàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to give change for (a small amount of money)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of spicciolàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- spicciolare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana