sgargiare

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɡarˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sgar‧già‧re

Verb

sgargiàre (first-person singular present sgàrgio, first-person singular past historic sgargiài, past participle sgargiàto, auxiliary avére) (rare)

  1. (intransitive) to shine
    • 1938, Riccardo Bacchelli, Dio ti salvi [May God Save You]:
      E venne il giorno solenne, ventinove di settembre. Scintillava, sgargiava al sole lucido e caldo sul fiume.
      And the solemn day came, September 29th. It was glittering, shining on the river under the bright, warm sun.
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to flaunt excessively exuberant clothes or manners

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