scagliare

Pronunciation: /skaʎˈʎa.re/

“scagliare” is an Italian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

to hurl, to throw, to fling
to chip (stone) into flakes
to descale (fish)
to refloat (a grounded ship)

In Italian

gettare via qualcosa lontano

Etymology

Perhaps from scaglia (“splinter, flake”) + -are, from the speed at which splinters or flakes are ejected when wood or stone is struck.

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More Italian words

scagliandosi
scagliandoti
scagliandovi
scagliarci
scagliarla
scagliarle
scagliarli
scagliarlo

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