tortoreggiare

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, rare) to bill and coo (coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating) (of birds)
  2. (figuratively, intransitive, literary) to bill and coo (exchange loving and affectionate behaviour/behavior)

Concepts

Translations

Hyphenated as
tor‧to‧reg‧già‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tor.to.redˈd͡ʒa.re/
Etymology

From tortora + -eggiare.

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