sganasciare

Italian

Etymology

From s- + ganascia (jaw) + -are.

Verb

sganasciàre (first-person singular present sganàscio, first-person singular past historic sganasciài, past participle sganasciàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to dislocate the jaws of (someone)
  2. (transitive, Tuscan) to break, to smash
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to devour, to eat up [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive, uncommon, figurative) to rob completely, to plunder [auxiliary avere]

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