strozzare

  1. (also, excessive, figuratively, transitive) to choke, to strangle
  2. (transitive) to suffocate
  3. (transitive) to constrict (a pipe, duct, passage, etc.)
  4. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) to throttle
  5. (transitive) to put (someone) in grave financial difficulty due to usurious interest rates

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Hyphenated as
stroz‧zà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/strotˈt͡sa.re/
Etymology

From strozza (“throat”) + -are; compare Piedmontese strossé.

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