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picchettare.

to delimit with pickets or stakes, to stake out (an area of land, a field, a road, etc.)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/pik.ketˈta.re/
  1. to delimit with pickets or stakes, to stake out (an area of land, a field, a road, etc.)

    transitive
  2. to stake (a tent)

    transitive
  3. to pink (fabric), to cut a zigzag edge in

    transitive
  4. to spot, to fleck

    transitive · uncommon
  5. to tap (the hull of a ship) with a small hammer to remove rust, barnacles, etc.

    transitive · uncommon
  6. to tap out staccato notes with the bow

    intransitive
  7. to stuff (meat) with lard, rosemary, garlic, etc. for flavoring

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From piccare + -ettare, or from picchetto (“stake”) + -are.

verb/pik.ketˈta.re/
  1. to picket (a workplace)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From picchetto (“group of picketing workers”) + -are.

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