rizzare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ritˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: riz‧zà‧re

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *rēctāre, from Latin rēctus.[1]

Verb

rizzàre (first-person singular present rìzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzài, past participle rizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to erect (a wall, etc.)
  2. to pitch (a tent)
  3. to raise, lift (the tail)
  4. to prick up (the ears)
  5. (vulgar, slang) referring to a penis: have an erection
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Etymology 2

From rizza + -are.

Verb

rizzàre (first-person singular present rìzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzài, past participle rizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (nautical) to lash down with a gripe
Conjugation

References

  1. Migliorini, Bruno with Aldo Duro (1950) “rizzare”, in Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Paravia

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