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