rizzare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ritˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: riz‧zà‧re

Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin *rēctāre, from Latin rēctus.[1]

Verb

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rizzàre (first-person singular present rìzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzài, past participle rizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to erect (a wall, etc.)
  2. to pitch (a tent)
  3. to raise, lift (the tail)
  4. to prick up (the ears)
  5. (vulgar, slang) referring to a penis: have an erection
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Etymology 2

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From rizza +‎ -are.

Verb

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rizzàre (first-person singular present rìzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzài, past participle rizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (nautical) to lash down with a gripe
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References

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  1. ^ Migliorini, Bruno with Aldo Duro (1950) “rizzare”, in Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Paravia

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