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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spakˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spac‧cà‧re

Etymology 1

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From Lombardic *spahhan (to cleave, to split).

Verb

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spaccàre (first-person singular present spàcco, first-person singular past historic spaccài, past participle spaccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to break, split
  2. (transitive) to rend
  3. (transitive) to chop
  4. (intransitive, slang) to rock, to be very skillful; to excel
    Quel gruppo spacca!That band rocks!
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Etymology 2

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From s- +‎ (im)paccare.

Verb

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spaccàre (first-person singular present spàcco, first-person singular past historic spaccài, past participle spaccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (rare) to unpack
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Further reading

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  • spaccare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • spaccare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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