rigare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to rule (to draw lines)
  2. (transitive) to score (to mark lines)
  3. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) to stream down (one's face, cheeks, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to scratch
  5. (intransitive, rare) to act (appropriately) [auxiliary avere] (only in the expression rigare dritto or rigare diritto)

Synonyms

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
ri‧gà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/riˈɡa.re/
Etymology

From riga (“line”) + -are.

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