scuoiare

to skin

verb skwoy-AH-reh Rare

Also means

to flay

Usage Note

Scuoiare means to remove the hide from an animal after slaughter. It takes avere as its auxiliary. Figuratively it can mean to fleece or rip someone off (mi hanno scuoiato = they really ripped me off). Do not confuse with scorticare (to graze or scrape skin).

Examples

"Il macellaio ha scuoiato il coniglio rapidamente."

Natural Translation

The butcher skinned the rabbit quickly.

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