solleticare

Italian

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *subtitillicāre (through a later metathesized form *subliticare), from Latin tītillō. An alternative theory is metathesis from sollicitāre.[1]

Verb

solleticare

  1. (transitive) To tickle, flush
  2. (transitive) To whet, arouse or tease.

Conjugation

References

  1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), solleticare”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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