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pigliare.

to grab

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/piʎˈʎa.re/

  1. to grab

    informal · transitive
    pigliare un ragazzo per i capelli

  2. to catch

    informal · transitive
    pigliare un raffreddore

  3. to take

    informal · transitive
    pigliare un marito
    pigliare una strada

  4. to take root (of a plant)

    colloquial · informal · intransitive · transitive

  5. to set (of varnish, stucco, etc.)

    colloquial · informal · intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *piliāre, from Late Latin pilāre, from Latin pilus. Compare Neapolitan piglià, French piller, Old French pillier, Sicilian pigghiari, Spanish pillar, Portuguese pilhar.

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