strusciare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *extrūsciāre, inchoative form of Vulgar Latin *extrūsāre, from Latin extrūdō (“to drive out”) (infinitive extrūdere), perhaps influenced by strisciare (“to drag”). Cognate with Sicilian truscia and ntrusciari.
Verb
editstrusciàre (first-person singular present strùscio, first-person singular past historic strusciài, past participle strusciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to brush, to rub (a body part, an object) [+ contro (something) = against]
- (intransitive) to brush, to rub [+ contro (something) = against] [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive) to mangle, to maltreat, to mess up (an object)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of strusciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)