appicciare

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appiciāre, from ad +‎ pix (“pitch, tar”).[1] Alternatively of onomatopoeic origin.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.pitˈt͡ʃa/*
  • Rhymes: -a

Verb

appicciare

  1. (Romanesco, Neapolitan) synonym of accendere (“turn on, play, light up”)

References

  1. ^ appicciare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  2. ^ appicciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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