varico

Latin

Etymology

From vāricus (with feet spread apart, straddling) +‎ (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

vāricō (present infinitive vāricāre, perfect active vāricāvī, supine vāricātum); first conjugation, no passive

  1. to spread the legs apart; to straddle

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Friulian: varcâ
  • Italian: valicare, varcare
  • Sardinian: barigai, barigare

Further reading

  • varico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • varico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1647/2.
  • varico in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3367