inchiodare
Pronunciation: /in.kjoˈda.re/
“inchiodare” is an Italian word. Its 9 meanings in English:
verb
- to nail or nail down (to/on)
- to block, to immobilize
- to hit the brakes; slam on the brakes (to brusquely brake a vehicle)
- to find guilty; to frame (someone)
- to force (someone) (to face a task, punishment, etc.)
- to pin
- to beach (a ship)
- to disable (a muzzle-loaded firearm) by driving a nail into it
- to accidentally drive a nail into (a horse) while shoeing it
In Italian
- fissare con chiodi
Etymology
From in- + chiodo (“nail”) + -are. Compare inchiudere and includere. Cognate with Sicilian nchiuvari.
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