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scherzare

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic *skerzan (to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest) from Proto-Germanic *skertaną (to hop, jump), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (to dance, jump). Akin to Middle High German scherzen (to frolic, jump merrily, hop up and down) (German scherzen (to joke); Scherz (joke, sport)), Norwegian skjerta (to joke). More at scherzo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skerˈt͡sa.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scher‧zà‧re

Verb

scherzàre (first-person singular present schérzo, first-person singular past historic scherzài, past participle scherzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to joke, to kid, to jest, to be funny [auxiliary avere]
    Stai scherzando!You are joking!
  2. (intransitive, literary) to frolic, to gambol [auxiliary avere]

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