accavalciare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French achevalchier, derived from chevalchier (“to ride”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
accavalciàre (first-person singular present accavàlcio, first-person singular past historic accavalciài, past participle accavalciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to straddle
- (transitive) to cross (the legs)
- Synonym: accavallare
- Poi si rovesciò daccapo sul divano e accavalciò le gambe
- Then he turned again on the couch and crossed his legs
- (Gli indifferenti, 1929)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of accavalciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading[edit]
- accavalciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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