sbarbare

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ barba (beard) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zbarˈba.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sbar‧bà‧re

Verb

sbarbàre (first-person singular present sbàrbo, first-person singular past historic sbarbài, past participle sbarbàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to uproot (a plant)
  2. (figurative, uncommon) to rend, to rip violently
  3. (figurative, uncommon) to eradicate, to eliminate completely (a vice, a privilege, etc.)
  4. to shave

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