scalpitare
Meaning
- (intransitive) to paw (beat the ground with the forefoot) [auxiliary avere] (of a horse)
- (intransitive) to be eager or raring [with per]
- (archaic, transitive) to tread, to trample
- (archaic, transitive) to scorn
Translations
Hyphenated as
scal‧pi‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/skal.piˈta.re/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *scalpitāre, frequentative of Latin scalpere (“to scratch”).
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