cempennare

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps related to inciampare (to trip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃem.penˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cem‧pen‧nà‧re

Verb

cempennàre (first-person singular present cempénno, first-person singular past historic cempennài, past participle cempennàto, auxiliary avére) (Tuscany, intransitive)

  1. to trip repeatedly
  2. (figurative) to act slowly and inconclusively

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Further reading

  • cempennare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana