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rizzare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ritˈtÍĄsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: riz‧zà‧re

Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin *rēctiāre, from Latin rēctus.[1]

Verb

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rizzĂ re (first-person singular present rĂŹzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzĂ i, past participle rizzĂ to, auxiliary avĂŠre) (transitive)

  1. to erect (a wall, etc.)
  2. to pitch (a tent)
  3. to raise, lift (the tail)
  4. to prick up (the ears)
  5. (vulgar, slang) referring to a penis: have an erection
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Etymology 2

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    From rizza +‎ -are.

    Verb

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    rizzĂ re (first-person singular present rĂŹzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzĂ i, past participle rizzĂ to, auxiliary avĂŠre) (transitive)

    1. (nautical) to lash down with a gripe
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    References

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    1. ^ Migliorini, Bruno with Aldo Duro (1950), “rizzare”, in Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Paravia

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