asciugare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin exsūcāre, from ex- + sucus (juice, moisture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃ.ʃuˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧sciu‧gà‧re

Verb

asciugàre (first-person singular present asciùgo, first-person singular past historic asciugài, past participle asciugàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to dry
  2. (transitive) to wipe, to mop
  3. (transitive, by extension, humorous) to down, to quaff
  4. (transitive, slang) to annoy, to pester
  5. (intransitive) to dry out, to become dry [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to lose weight [auxiliary essere]

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