rificcare

Italian

Etymology

From ri- +‎ ficcare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.fikˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧fic‧cà‧re

Verb

rificcàre (first-person singular present rifìcco, first-person singular past historic rificcài, past participle rificcàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to shove again, to stick again, to thrust again, to drive again
    rificcare qualcuno in prigione ― to stick someone back in prison
  2. (archaic or rare, figurative) to turn (the mind) again [+ a (some idea) = to]
  3. (colloquial, Tuscan) to report as a snitch, to blab (information)

Conjugation

Further reading

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