scroccare

Italian

Etymology 1

From scrocco + -are.

Verb

scroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (informal, transitive)

  1. to sponge, to mooch, to cadge, to snag (something without paying for or earning it, e.g. a meal, a ride, a promotion, etc.)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Blend of scoccare + crocco (hook).

Verb

scroccàre (first-person singular present scròcco, first-person singular past historic scroccài, past participle scroccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive and intransitive, archaic or rare)

  1. to shoot [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
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