Meaning
cuddle, pamper
- To hold or caress someone affectionately; to cuddle.
- To pamper, spoil, or treat someone with special care and attention.

In a sentence
La nonna ama coccolare i suoi nipotini con dolci deliziosi.
Grandmother loves pampering her grandchildren with delicious sweets.
Passo volentieri la serata sul divano a coccolare il gatto.
I gladly spend the evening on the couch cuddling the cat.
Dopo un lungo esame, ha voluto coccolarsi con un bel massaggio.
After a long exam, she wanted to pamper herself with a nice massage.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| coccolare | infinitive |
| coccolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| coccoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| coccola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| coccoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| coccolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| coccolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| coccolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| coccolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| coccolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| coccolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| coccolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| coccolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| coccolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| coccolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| coccolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| coccolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| coccolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| coccolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| coccoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| coccolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| coccoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| coccoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| coccoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| coccoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| coccoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| coccoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| coccolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| coccolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| coccolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| coccolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| coccolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| coccolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| coccoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| coccolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| coccoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| coccolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| coccola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| coccoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| coccolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| coccolando | gerund |
| coccolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively as 'coccolarsi' to mean 'to pamper oneself'.