setacciare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From setaccio (sieve) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /se.tatˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: se‧tac‧cià‧re

Verb

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setacciàre (first-person singular present setàccio, first-person singular past historic setacciài, past participle setacciàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sift, to sieve, to strain
    Synonyms: crivellare, stacciare
  2. (transitive) to comb, to search, to patrol
  3. (transitive) to sweep, to scour

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • setacciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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