Italian

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Etymology

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From a crossing of godere and dondolare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡon.ɡoˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gon‧go‧là‧re

Verb

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gongolàre (first-person singular present góngolo, first-person singular past historic gongolài, past participle gongolàto, auxiliary avére) [with per]

  1. (intransitive) to be visibly very satisfied or pleased (with or about)
    • 1883, Carlo Collodi, chapter 7, in Le Avventure di Pinocchio; republished ‎[1]Milano: Casa Editrice Bietti, 1954, page 31:
      …e quand'ebbe finito di mangiare ogni cosa, si battè tutto contento le mani sul corpo, e disse gongolando: — Ora sì, che sto bene!
      …and when he had finished eating everything, he patted himself contentedly, and said looking pleased with himself: — Now yes, I'm good!

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