pisciare

to piss

verb pee-SHAH-reh Rare

Also means

to urinate (vulgar)

Usage Note

Pisciare is the vulgar/colloquial verb for urinating — equivalent in register to English 'to piss'. The neutral term is urinare or the reflexive farsi la pipì (childish). Pisciare is extremely common in informal speech and appears in idioms: pisciare fuori dal vaso ('to go off topic'). Takes avere.

Examples

"Il cane ha pisciato sul tappeto."

Natural Translation

The dog pissed on the carpet.

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