pigliare

Meaning

1. (informal, transitive) to grab
2. (informal, transitive) to catch
3. (informal, transitive) to take
4. (colloquial, informal, intransitive, transitive) to take root (of a plant)
5. (colloquial, informal, intransitive, transitive) to set (of varnish, stucco, etc.)

Concepts

take

catch

grasp

seize

snatch

starve out

steal

sieze

grab

Synonyms

prendere

afferrare

rubare

affamare

cogliere

⛏️

prendere con la mano

Translations

prendre

coger

nehmen

saisir

nemen

tomar

tomar

prene

capio

sumo

ergreifen

greifen

يأخذ

παίρνω

Hyphenated as

pi‧glià‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piʎˈʎa.re/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *piliāre, from Late Latin pilāre, from Latin pilus.
Compare Neapolitan piglià, French piller, Old French pillier, Sicilian pigghiari, Spanish pillar, Portuguese pilhar.