chiappare

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *clapāre, metathesis of *caplāre, contraction of Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum (handle, hilt). Compare Venetan ciapar, Friulian cjapâ, Lombard ciapà.

Verb

chiappàre (first-person singular present chiàppo, first-person singular past historic chiappài, past participle chiappàto, auxiliary avére) (colloquial)

  1. (transitive) to catch
    Synonyms: agguantare, acchiappare
  2. (transitive) to grab
    Synonym: acchiappare
  3. (transitive) to surprise, to nab, to catch in the act
    Synonym: acchiappare

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