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imprecare

Pronunciation: /im.preˈka.re/

“imprecare” is an Italian word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to curse, swear

In Italian

  1. auspicare qualche cosa di avverso a qualcheduno
  2. parlare in modo volgare utilizzando termini inappropriati e spesso offensivi, talvolta con violenza verbale
  3. usare un tono di voce inadeguatamente alto con timbro sguaiato e rozzo, pressoché iracondo

Etymology

From Latin imprecārī (“to invoke; to imprecate”). Compare Spanish imprecar and Portuguese imprecar.

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