sboccare

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to flow or lead into (of a river, stream, road, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to end up (in) or arrive (at a place)
  3. (intransitive) to result (in); to blossom (into); to break out (in); to turn (into) [with in]
  4. (archaic, intransitive) to overflow
  5. (transitive) to let out a small amount of wine from (a container) in order to expel impurities
  6. (regional, transitive) to open (a door, window, etc.)
  7. (rare, transitive) to break the mouth or lip of (a cup, jug, etc.)
  8. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) to throw up, puke

Hyphenated as
sboc‧cà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zbokˈka.re/
Etymology

From s- (“out of”) + bocca (“mouth”) + -are. Morphologically equivalent to French déboucher, though quite different in meaning.

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