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scroccare

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From scrocco +‎ -are.

Verb

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scroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (informal, transitive)

  1. to scrounge, to sponge, to mooch, to cadge, to snag (something without paying for or earning it, e.g. a meal, a ride, a promotion, etc.)
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Etymology 2

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Blend of scoccare +‎ crocco (hook).

Verb

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scroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive and intransitive, archaic or rare)

  1. to shoot [auxiliary avere]
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