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tuffare

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tufˈfa.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tuf‧fà‧re

Verb

tuffàre (first-person singular present tùffo, first-person singular past historic tuffài, past participle tuffàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to plunge
  2. (also figurative) to dip
  3. (by extension) to immerse in soft matter (e.g. flour, cream, a handkerchief)
    tuffare il naso nel fazzoletto
    to put one's nose in the handkerchief
    (literally, “to immerse ...”)

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Adjective

tuffare

  1. comparative degree of tuff

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