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pisolare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From an older adjective pesolo (hanging),[1] from Latin pēnsilis.[2]

Verb

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pisolàre (first-person singular present pìsolo, first-person singular past historic pisolài, past participle pisolàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, informal) to nap or doze [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: dormicchiare, sonnecchiare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bavarian: büsln

References

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  1. ^ pisolare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “pisolare”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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