ammaccare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to dent
2. (transitive) to bruise

Concepts

bruise

dent

contuse

indent

Synonyms

contundere

acciaccare

ferire

ammaccarsi

amatupire

farsi un livido a

urtare

Translations

cabosser

abollar

amassar

deuken

indeuken

eindellen

βαθουλώνω

einbeulen

bosseler

abonyegar

blutsen

oscar

maçolar-se

quetschen

fer-se un blau

Hyphenated as

am‧mac‧cà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/am.makˈka.re/

Etymology

From Latin *maccāre (“bruise, batter, crush”), of unknown origin, possibly onomatopoeic. However, compare marculus (“small hammer”), and massa (“bulk, mass”), which influenced the development of Portuguese amassar (“knead, mold, form”).