cavillare

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin cavillārī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.vilˈla.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: ca‧vil‧là‧re === Verb === cavillàre (first-person singular present cavìllo, first-person singular past historic cavillài, past participle cavillàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive) to quibble, or split hairs [auxiliary avere] (transitive, uncommon) to nitpick, to criticize by splitting hairs (intransitive) to crack, to become covered with capillary veins (of ceramics, etc.) [auxiliary avere] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== cavillo cavilloso === Anagrams === cavillerà, vacillare, vacillerà, varicella == Latin == === Verb === cavillāre second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of cavillor