appassire
Italian (Fiorentino)
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to wither, shrivel
- (intransitive) to fade
- (intransitive) to dry bunches of grapes by exposure to the sun prior to winemaking
- (transitive) To sweat / To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
Etymology
Affix from Italian passo (dried).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
passo
Gloss
dried
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- passus Latin
- Pass German
- appassimento Italian
- bipasso Italian
- contrappasso Italian
- passeggiare Italian
- passire Italian
- passista Italian
- passo Italian
- riappassire Italian
- soprappasso Italian
- pas French
- paso Spanish, Castilian
- pass Swedish