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tuffare.

to plunge

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/tufˈfa.re/
  1. to plunge

    also · figuratively · transitive
  2. to dip

    also · figuratively · transitive
  3. to immerse in soft matter (e.g. flour, cream, a handkerchief)

    broadly · transitive
    tuffare il naso nel fazzoletto
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Lombardic *taufan (“to dip, to immerse”), probably from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną. Compare German taufen (“to baptize”), Dutch dopen (“to dip, to baptize”).

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