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cospargere

to sprinkle, to scatter

verb koh-SPAR-jeh-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin conspargere, to scatter over.

Also means

to strew

Usage Note

Cospargere is irregular: past participle is cosparso, not cospargerito. It takes avere as its auxiliary. Common collocations: cospargere di sale (to sprinkle with salt), cospargere di fiori (to strew with flowers).

Examples

"Ha cosparso la pasta di parmigiano."

Natural Translation

She sprinkled Parmesan on the pasta.

Literal Translation

She-has scattered the pasta of Parmesan.

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