motteggiare

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to tease; to needle
  • (intransitive) to speak wittily; to quip
  • (intransitive) to have a pleasant conversation

Etymology

Suffix from Italian motto (a word, a saying, word).

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

motto

Gloss

a word, a saying, word

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

辞

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms