agghindare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From French guinder (to raise, hoist”, figurative “to emphasize).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡ.ɡinˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ag‧ghin‧dà‧re

Verb

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agghindàre (first-person singular present agghìndo, first-person singular past historic agghindài, past participle agghindàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to spiff up
  2. (transitive) to dress up, deck out, doll up
  3. (transitive, nautical) to hoist; to weigh (the anchor)

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