vezzeggiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From vezzo (caress) +‎ -eggiare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vet.t͡sedˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: vez‧zeg‧già‧re
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Verb

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vezzeggiàre (first-person singular present vezzéggio, first-person singular past historic vezzeggiài, past participle vezzeggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pet, to caress, to fondle
  2. (transitive) to pamper, to coddle
  3. (transitive) to flatter
  4. (intransitive) to mince one's words, to speak in an affected manner [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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