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rigare.

to rule (to draw lines)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/riˈɡa.re/
  1. to rule (to draw lines)

    transitive
  2. to score (to mark lines)

    transitive
  3. to stream down (one's face, cheeks, etc.)

    broadly · figuratively · transitive
    le lacrime gli rigavano le guance
  4. to scratch

    transitive
  5. to act (appropriately) [auxiliary avere] (only in the expression rigare dritto or rigare diritto)

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

From riga (“line”) + -are.

verb/riˈɡa.re/
  1. to irrigate

    archaic · literary · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin rigāre.

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