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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

rasatura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: razaˈtura

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shaving/ˈʃeɪ.vɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La rasatura quotidiana richiede un buon rasoio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of removing hair from the face or body with a razor.

    "He prefers a close shave every morning before going to work."
  2. 2

    A thin slice or strip of material, such as wood or metal, produced by a cutting tool.

    "The floor of the workshop was covered in wood shavings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'shaven', coming from Old English 'scafan' (to scrape, shave), ultimately originating from Proto-Germanic *skabaną. Historically used for removing hair from the body or face, it evolved to also describe the thin parings or shavings produced by woodworking tools.

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