inorpellare

Italian

Etymology

From in- + orpello + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.nor.pelˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: i‧nor‧pel‧là‧re

Verb

inorpellàre (first-person singular present inorpèllo, first-person singular past historic inorpellài, past participle inorpellàto, auxiliary avére) (literary)

  1. (transitive) to decorate with pinchbeck
  2. (transitive, figurative) to hide under a false, pleasant appearance
  3. (transitive, figurative) to disguise

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Further reading

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

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