tozzoliare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

tuzzulià (alt. spelling)

Etymology

From tozzolare +‎ -iare.

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [tutt͡səˈlja]

Verb

tozzoliare

to knock
Synonyms: bussare, toppetiare

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1625: “ascolta! picchiano” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “tozzoliare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

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