stuzzicare
Italian
Etymology
From Middle High German stutzen, stozen related to Old High German stozan and Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (stautan). Alternatively onomatopoeic.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stut.t͡siˈka.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: stuz‧zi‧cà‧re
Verb
stuzzicàre (first-person singular present stùzzico, first-person singular past historic stuzzicài, past participle stuzzicàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to poke or prod (at)
- Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.
- Don't poke the bear.
- (literally, “Don't prod the sleeping dog.”)
- to tease
- Non stuzzicarmi. ― Don't tease me.
- to whet (the appetite)
- (figurative) to stimulate, to flush
- L'idea mi stuzzica. ― The idea excites me.
Conjugation
Conjugation of stuzzicàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
- stuzzicadenti
- stuzzicante
- stuzzicarsi
- stuzzichino (“snack”, noun)
References
- ^ stuzzicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana