spetacciare
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Neapolitan
Alternative forms
- spetaccià (alt. spelling)
Etymology
From s- (“apart”) + petaccia (“rag, shreg”) + -are (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
spetacciare
- to rip, shred, tear to pieces, maul
- Synonym: deslenzare
- La sajetta […] dove arriva, scarrupa, e llà spetaccia.
- The lightning bolt […] where it goes, it destroys, and there it tears.
References
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