chiappa

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjap.pa/
  • Rhymes: -appa
  • Hyphenation: chiàp‧pa

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Latin capula ("cup")

Noun

chiappa f (plural chiappe)

  1. (colloquial, slightly vulgar) butt cheek
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From a pre-Roman form *klapp.

Noun

chiappa f (plural chiappe)

  1. stone

Etymology 3

Verb

chiappa

  1. inflection of chiappare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative