scocciare

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From s- +‎ coccio +‎ -are.

Verb

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scocciàre (first-person singular present scòccio, first-person singular past historic scocciài, past participle scocciàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, informal)

  1. to annoy, to bother, to pester
    Synonyms: infastidire, importunare, molestare, affliggere, annoiare, irritare, disturbare, assillare
  2. to tire out (out of boredom)
    Synonyms: stancare, seccare, tediare
  3. to embarrass
  4. (regional) to break the shell of (typically eggs)
    Synonyms: rompere, sbeccare
  5. (regional) to shatter
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Etymology 2

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From s- +‎ incocciare.

Verb

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scocciàre (first-person singular present scòccio, first-person singular past historic scocciài, past participle scocciàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (nautical) to unhook
    Synonym: sganciare
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Anagrams

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Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Italian scocciare.

Verb

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scocciare

  1. to lose one's hair, become bald
  2. to break one's skull
  3. to annoy, disturb

References

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  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “scocciare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano