pizzicare

== Italian == === Etymology === Intensive of pizzare, from pizzo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pit.t͡siˈka.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: piz‧zi‧cà‧re === Verb === pizzicàre (first-person singular present pìzzico, first-person singular past historic pizzicài, past participle pizzicàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) to pinch, to nip (transitive) to bite, to sting (of an insect) (transitive, informal, slang) to catch, to seize (transitive) to burn (the palate, etc.) (of spicy food) (transitive) to sting (the eyes, etc.) (of smoke) (transitive, music) to pluck (intransitive) to itch [auxiliary avere] (intransitive) to sting (of the eyes, etc., from smoke, etc.) [auxiliary avere] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== pizzico pizzicato spizzicare == Neapolitan == === Verb === pizzicare alternative spelling of pezzecare