picchettare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pik.ketˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pic‧chet‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

From piccare + -ettare, or from picchetto (stake) + -are.

Verb

picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, surveying) to delimit with pickets or stakes, to stake out (an area of land, a field, a road, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to stake (a tent)
  3. (transitive) to pink (fabric), to cut a zigzag edge in
  4. (transitive, uncommon) to spot, to fleck
    Synonym: picchiettare
  5. (transitive, uncommon, nautical) to tap (the hull of a ship) with a small hammer to remove rust, barnacles, etc.
    Synonym: picchiettare
  6. (intransitive, music) to tap out staccato notes witih the bow [auxiliary avere]
  7. (transitive, cooking) to stuff (meat) with lard, rosemary, garlic, etc. for flavoring
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Etymology 2

From picchetto (group of picketing workers) + -are.

Verb

picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to picket (a workplace)
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