smungere

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From s- (intensive prefix) +‎ mungere (to milk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzmun.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -undʒere
  • Hyphenation: smùn‧ge‧re

Verb

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smùngere (first-person singular present smùngo, first-person singular past historic smùnsi, past participle smùnto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to milk completely
  2. (figurative) to use the last drop of

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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