bacchiare

Italian

Etymology

bacchio (stick) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakˈkja.re/, [bäkˈkjäːr̺e̞]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: bac‧chià‧re

Verb

bacchiare

  1. (transitive) to knock down (fruit from a tree)
  2. Extended and figurative senses:
    1. (transitive) to bring down, destroy
    2. (transitive, Tuscany) to undersell
      Anna Maria era sul punto di bacchiarla. «La dia a me» le dissi. Pagandole il giusto, beninteso.
      Anna Maria was about to undersell it [the car]. «Give it to me», I said. For a fair price, of course.

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