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cacciare

Pronunciation: /katˈt͡ʃa.re/

“cacciare” is an Italian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to hunt, to prey on (of animals)
  2. to hunt, to shoot, to snare (of people)
  3. to chase
  4. to drive away, to drive out, to expel
  5. to exile, to banish
  6. to sack, to fire, to throw out
  7. to put in with force, to drive in, to shove
  8. to emit (a cry, a moan)
  9. to extract, to pull out

In Italian

  1. imprigionare o ammazzare animali selvaggi
  2. mandare via in modo fermo e deciso

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captus. Doublet of cazzare.

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