cicisbeare

Italian

Etymology

From cicisbeo + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃi.zbeˈa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ci‧sbe‧à‧re

Verb

cicisbeàre (first-person singular present cicisbèo, first-person singular past historic cicisbeài, past participle cicisbeàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to act like a wooer or seducer

Conjugation

Further reading

  • cicisbeare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cicisbeare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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