assaggiare

Italian

Etymology

From a- + saggio (test, sample) + -are. Compare Piedmontese assagé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.sadˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: as‧sag‧già‧re

Verb

assaggiàre (first-person singular present assàggio, first-person singular past historic assaggiài, past participle assaggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to taste, to try, to sample
    Synonyms: degustare, provare
  2. to nibble
    Synonym: rosicchiare

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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