mungere

Italian

Alternative forms

  • mugnere (archaic)

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Classical Latin mulgēre (to milk), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmun.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -undʒere
  • Hyphenation: mùn‧ge‧re
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Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (transitive) to milk
  2. (transitive, figurative) to steal
    Synonyms: sfruttare, spremere

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

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