scannare

Etymology 1
From.

Verb

 * 1)  to cut the throat of, to butcher, to slaughter (an animal)
 * 2)  to slaughter, to massacre
 * 3)  to harass, to oppress through heavy taxes or high prices
 * 4)  to drain (water) by cutting an outlet in a ditch or moat

Etymology 2
From.

Verb

 * 1)  to unwind (thread) from the quill (the spindle on which thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle)

Etymology 3
From.

Verb

 * 1)  to scan