setacciare

Italian

Etymology

    From setaccio (“sieve”) +‎ -are.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /se.tatˈt͡ʃa.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: se‧tac‧cià‧re

    Verb

    setacciàre (first-person singular present setàccio, first-person singular past historic setacciài, past participle setacciàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to sift, to sieve, to strain
      Synonyms: crivellare, stacciare
    2. (transitive) to comb, to search, to patrol
    3. (transitive) to sweep, to scour

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    Further reading

    • “setacciare”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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