Italian

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Etymology

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From vaio (blackish) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vaˈja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: va‧ià‧re

Verb

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vaiàre (first-person singular present vàio, first-person singular past historic vaiài, past participle vaiàto, auxiliary èssere) (rare, intransitive)

  1. to blacken (to become black) (of grapes and olives) [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: invaiare, invaiolare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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