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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */d͡zafˈfa.re/, (traditional) */t͡safˈfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: zaf‧fà‧re

Etymology 1

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Verb

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zaffàre (first-person singular present zàffo, first-person singular past historic zaffài, past participle zaffàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to plug, to stopper (a bottle)
  2. (transitive, nautical) to plug (a leak) (especially in an improvised fashion)
  3. (transitive, medicine) to plug (a wound)
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Etymology 2

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zaffàre (first-person singular present zàffo, first-person singular past historic zaffài, past participle zaffàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, obsolete)

  1. to catch, to grab
  2. to stop
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