sfiancare

Italian

Etymology

s- +‎ *fiancare, from fianco. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. . Compare Sicilian sciancari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfjanˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfian‧cà‧re

Verb

sfiancàre (first-person singular present sfiànco, first-person singular past historic sfiancài, past participle sfiancàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to break the sides of
  2. (transitive) to exhaust or wear out
  3. (transitive) to make (someone or something) look slimmer at the hips

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