frustare

Italian

Etymology

From frusta + -are, from Latin fūstis (knobbed stick). By surface analysis, frusta (whip) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fruˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fru‧stà‧re

Verb

frustàre (first-person singular present frùsto, first-person singular past historic frustài, past participle frustàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to whip (all senses)
  2. (transitive) to whisk
  3. (figurative, regional) to wear out (usually referred to clothing)

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