tessere

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin texere, from Proto-Italic *teksō, either from Proto-Indo-European *tḗtḱ-ti or from *teḱ-se-ti, both from *teḱ- (to beget, produce).

Verb

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tèssere (first-person singular present tèsso, first-person singular past historic tessétti or (traditional) tessètti, past participle tessùto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to weave
  2. to plot (an intrigue, a machination)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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tessere f pl

  1. plural of tessera