tosare

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Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *tōnsāre, frequentative of Latin tondeō, through its past participle, tōnsus. Compare Portuguese tosar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /toˈza.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: to‧sà‧re

Verb[edit]

tosàre (first-person singular present tóso, first-person singular past historic tosài, past participle tosàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to shear
  2. (transitive) to prune
  3. (transitive) to clip, to trim
  4. (transitive, figurative) to strip of money

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