bevicchiare

Italian

Etymology

bev(ere) (to drink, alternative form of bere) + -icchiare (frequentative-diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.vikˈkja.re/
  • Stress: bevicchiàre
  • Hyphenation: be‧vic‧chia‧re

Verb

bevicchiare

  1. (transitive) To drink little by little with reluctance.
  2. (intransitive, ironic) To drink often or excessively.

Conjugation

References

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