caparra

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From cap +‎ -arra.

Noun

caparra f (plural caparres)

  1. headache
    Synonym: mal de cap

Etymology 2

Related to Basque kaparra, Spanish garrapata.

Noun

caparra f (plural caparres)

  1. (Valencia) Synonym of paparra (“tick”)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From capo (“head, principal”) +‎ arra (“deposit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpar.ra/
  • Rhymes: -arra
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pàr‧ra

Noun

caparra f (plural caparre)

  1. (law) down payment, deposit, earnest money

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Alemannic German: Kapore
  • → Greek: καπάρο (kapáro)
  • → Occitan: caparra (probably)

Further reading

  • caparra on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • caparra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Occitan

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Etymology

Likely from Italian caparra

Noun

caparra f (plural caparras)

  1. (law) down payment
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