Italian

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Etymology

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From zecca (mint (place for coining money)) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */d͡zekˈka.re/, (traditional) */t͡sekˈka.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: zec‧cà‧re

Verb

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zeccàre (first-person singular present zécco, first-person singular past historic zeccài, past participle zeccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to mint (money)
    Synonym: coniare

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ zecca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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