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balbettare.

to stammer

10 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/bal.betˈta.re/
  1. to stammer

    ambitransitive
  2. to babble [auxiliary avere] (of a baby)

    intransitive
  3. to emerge; to be nascent [auxiliary avere] (of a science, philosophy, etc.)

    figuratively · intransitive
    quando fu eletto JFK, la medicina balbettava ancora
  4. to luff (to shake)

    intransitive
  5. to speak a little bit of (a foreign language)

    transitive
    balbetto un po' di italiano
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin balbitāre (cf. also balbūtīre), a derivative of balbāre, from Latin balbus (“stammering”). Compare French balbutier.

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