cazziare

Italian

Etymology

Related to cazzo (dick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /katˈt͡sja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: caz‧zià‧re

Verb

cazziàre (first-person singular present càzzio, first-person singular past historic cazziài, past participle cazziàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, vulgar, slang) to give someone a mouthful (tirade of abusive language), to tell off

Conjugation

Anagrams

Neapolitan

Etymology

Compare Italian cazziare. Cognate with Sicilian cazzijari.

Verb

cazziare

  1. to scold, tell off
    Synonym: dare 'n capa

References

  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “cazzià”, in Schedario Napoletano