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ingolosire

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Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ goloso +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ɡo.loˈzi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧go‧lo‧sì‧re

Verb

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ingolosìre (first-person singular present ingolosìsco, first-person singular past historic ingolosìi, past participle ingolosìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to entice, to attract
  2. (transitive) to make (someone's) mouth water; to make greedy and eager
  3. (intransitive) to become greedy [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to become enamored [with di ‘of something’] [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ingolosire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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