schifare

Italian

Etymology

From schifo (disgust, loathing), from Old French eschiver (to dread, shun, avoid), from Frankish *sciuhan (to dread, shun, avoid), from Proto-Germanic *skiuhaną, *skiwaną (to frighten). Cognate with Old High German sciuhen (to frighten, make fearful), Dutch schuwen (to caution). More at shy.

Verb

schifare

  1. (transitive) To loathe.
  2. (transitive) To disgust or nauseate.

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