strizzare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *strictiāre, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
strizzàre (first-person singular present strìzzo, first-person singular past historic strizzài, past participle strizzàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to wring, to wring out
- (transitive) to squeeze too hard, to squash
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of strizzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
- strizzare gli occhi (“to squint”)
- strizzare l'occhio (“to wink”)