catoneggiare

Italian

Etymology

catone (martinet) + -eggiare (verbalizing suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.to.nedˈd͡ʒa.re/, [kät̪o̞n̺edˈd͡ʒäːr̺e̞]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧to‧neg‧già‧re

Verb

catoneggiare

  1. (intransitive, literary) To show austerity and moral strictness.

Conjugation

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