strofinare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to rub or scrub
2. (transitive) to scour
3. (transitive) to wipe

Concepts

rub

scrub

wipe

scour

rubbing

smear

annoint

anoint

rub on

chafe

consecrate

pass over

Synonyms

sfregare

fregare

frizionare

stropicciare

infangarsi

macchiarsi

palpare

strusciare

ungersi

strigula’

strucia’

mettersi di mezzo

struffare

ingrassare

grattà

macchiare

ungere

consacrare

Translations

frotter

reiben

esfregar

frotar

wrijven

fregar

fregar

🧽

fricare

τρίβω

restregar

friccionar

scheuern

frictionner

مسح

terere

Hyphenated as

stro‧fi‧nà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stro.fiˈna.re/

Etymology

From Lombardic *straufinōn, from Proto-Germanic *straipijaną, *stripōną (“to touch”), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *ster-, *strē- (“strip, streak”), see also Lithuanian strėlė (“arrow, dart, jib”), Latvian strēle (“arrow, dart”), Proto-Slavic *strěla (“arrow”). Cognate with German streifen (“to brush, swipe”).