stuzzicare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to poke or prod (at)
  2. (transitive) to tease
  3. (transitive) to whet (the appetite)
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to stimulate, to flush

Frequency

31k
Hyphenated as
stuz‧zi‧cà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/stut.t͡siˈka.re/
Etymology

From Middle High German stutzen, stozen related to Old High German stozan and Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (stautan). Alternatively onomatopoeic.

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