spellare

Italian

Etymology

From s- + pelle (skin) + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spelˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spel‧là‧re

Verb

spellàre (first-person singular present spèllo, first-person singular past historic spellài, past participle spellàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to skin, to flay (a rabbit, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to skin (a knee, etc.)
  3. (transitive, figurative, informal) to fleece (a client)
  4. (transitive, figurative, informal) to flay, to ill-treat

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