chiocciare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Latin glocīre or glociāre, or alternatively derived regressively from chioccia. Compare Spanish clocar, cloquear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]chiocciàre (first-person singular present chiòccio, first-person singular past historic chiocciài, past participle chiocciàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- to cluck (of a hen) [auxiliary avere]
- Synonym: chiocciolare
- (uncommon) to hatch [auxiliary avere]
- (figurative) to snuggle up (of a person) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of chiocciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
[edit]- chioccio (“clucking”)
Related terms
[edit]- chioccia (“broody hen”)
Anagrams
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- Italian terms inherited from Latin
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- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/are
- Rhymes:Italian/are/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs ending in -are
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Italian intransitive verbs
- Italian terms with uncommon senses