gessare

Italian

Etymology

From gesso + -are.

Verb

gessàre (first-person singular present gèsso, first-person singular past historic gessài, past participle gessàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to plaster (walls, etc.)
    Synonym: ingessare
  2. (transitive, agriculture) to treat (soil) with gypsum
  3. (transitive, winemaking) to treat (cloudy wine) with gypsum to clarify it

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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