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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