sgombrare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to vacate or evacuate
  2. (transitive) to clear the way
  3. (informal, intransitive) to move out (of a residence)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
sgom‧brà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zɡomˈbra.re/
Etymology

The prefix in- of ingombrare (“to encumber”) is replaced with s- (“out”), meaning “to remove the encumbrance”, i.e., “to unencumber”. Compare French décombrer (“to remove debris”).

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