tozzoliare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• tuzzulià (alt. spelling)

Etymology

From tozzolare +‎ -iare.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [tutt͡səˈlja]

Verb

tozzoliare

1. to knock

   Synonyms: bussare, toppetiare

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1625: “ascolta! picchiano” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “tozzoliare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano