spadellare

Italian

Etymology

From s- + padella + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spa.delˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spa‧del‧là‧re

Verb

spadellàre (first-person singular present spadèllo, first-person singular past historic spadellài, past participle spadellàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to busy oneself with cooking (with pots and pans)
    Synonym: (colloquial) spignattare
  2. (cooking, transitive) to flip in a frying pan while sauteing it
  3. (hunting slang, transitive, intransitive) to miss
    Synonym: (uncommon) padellare

Usage notes

  • The past participle spadellato, used relationally in the name of a dish, refers to a method of cooking where the food is first sautéed and then finished off at a lower temperature.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • Anna Del Conte (2013) “padella”, in Gastronomy of Italy, revised edition, Pavilion, →ISBN, page 260.
  • spadellare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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