sorbata

sorbata

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sorˈbata/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: sor‧ba‧ta

Adjective

sorbata (accusative singular sorbatan, plural sorbataj, accusative plural sorbatajn)

  1. singular present passive participle of sorbi

Italian

Etymology

    From sorbare (“to beat”) +‎ -ata (suffix expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sorˈba.ta/
    • Rhymes: -ata
    • Hyphenation: sor‧bà‧ta

    Noun

    sorbata f (plural sorbate)

    1. a hard blow (delivered using an object)
      Synonym: botta
    2. (figurative) a great expense

    Further reading

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