gessare

Italian

Etymology

From gesso + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒesˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ges‧sà‧re

Verb

gessàre (first-person singular present gèsso, first-person singular past historic gessài, past participle gessàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to plaster (walls, etc.)
    Synonym: ingessare
  2. (transitive, agriculture) to treat (soil) with gypsum
  3. (transitive, winemaking) to treat (cloudy wine) with gypsum to clarify it

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Further reading

  • gessare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • gessare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • gessàre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • gessare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • gessare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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