Italian

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Etymology

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From older escire, from Latin exīre, from ex (to go). The word may have been phonetically influenced by the etymologically unrelated uscio (door).

Compare Sicilian nèsciri, Catalan eixir, Romanian ieșire, Old Spanish exir and Old French issir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uʃˈʃi.re/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: u‧scì‧re

Verb

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uscìre (first-person singular present èsco, first-person singular past historic uscìi, past participle uscìto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive) to go out, leave, exit
  2. (intransitive) to get off, get out
  3. (intransitive) to disappear
  4. (intransitive) to flow, run (of a liquid)
  5. (intransitive) to descend, spring (from)
  6. (intransitive) to release, come out (be published)
  7. (intransitive) to date
  8. (vulgar, slang) in the form "uscirle", literally "to get them out": to take off clothes to show the breasts, especially for erotic purposes
  9. (vulgar, slang) in the form "uscirlo", literally "to get it out": to take off clothes to show the penis, especially for erotic purposes
  10. (vulgar, slang) in the form "escile", literally "get them out": invitation to a woman to show her breasts
  11. (vulgar, slang) in the form "escilo", literally "get it out": invitation to a man to show his penis

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