appiccare

Italian

Etymology

Probably from an onomatopoetic root *pikk- ("point, hook"), the same as with impiccare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.pikˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pic‧cà‧re

Verb

appiccàre (first-person singular present appìcco, first-person singular past historic appiccài, past participle appiccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to attach, to join
  2. (transitive) to hang, to suspend
  3. (transitive) to set, to start (a fire)
  4. (transitive, uncommon or archaic) to initiate

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