balbettare.
to stammer
Meaning & usage
to stammer
to babble [auxiliary avere] (of a baby)
to emerge; to be nascent [auxiliary avere] (of a science, philosophy, etc.)
quando fu eletto JFK, la medicina balbettava ancora
to luff (to shake)
to speak a little bit of (a foreign language)
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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