Italian

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Etymology

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From s- (privative prefix) +‎ poppa (breast) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spopˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spop‧pà‧re

Verb

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spoppàre (first-person singular present spóppo, first-person singular past historic spoppài, past participle spoppàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, uncommon)

  1. to wean (cease giving breast milk to)
    Synonyms: divezzare, (familiar) slattare, svezzare
  2. (figurative, rare) to educate, to civilize

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • spoppare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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