Italian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Piedmontese trafiché. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /traf.fiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: traf‧fi‧cà‧re

Verb

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trafficàre (first-person singular present tràffico, first-person singular past historic trafficài, past participle trafficàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to deal or trade
  2. (intransitive) to traffic (in illicit material)
  3. (intransitive) to be busy
  4. (transitive, nautical) to handle (the hoist)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: traficar
  • Spanish: traficar