Italian edit

Etymology edit

From staffile +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /staf.fiˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: staf‧fi‧là‧re

Verb edit

staffilàre (first-person singular present staffìlo, first-person singular past historic staffilài, past participle staffilàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to lash, to flog, to whip
  2. (figurative) to castigate, to criticize harshly

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