smacchiare

smacchiare

Italian

Etymology 1

    From s- +‎ macchia (stain) +‎ -are.

    Verb

    smacchiàre (first-person singular present smàcchio, first-person singular past historic smacchiài, past participle smacchiàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to remove stains from (a garment)
    Conjugation

    Etymology 2

      From s- +‎ macchia (shrub, shrubland) +‎ -are.

      Verb

      smacchiàre (first-person singular present smàcchio, first-person singular past historic smacchiài, past participle smacchiàto, auxiliary avére) (uncommon)

      1. (transitive) to deforest
        Synonym: diboscare
      2. (intransitive, archaic) to leave the bush or the forest
      Conjugation

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