frappare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: frap‧pà‧re

Etymology 1

From frappa +‎ -are.

Verb

frappàre (first-person singular present fràppo, first-person singular past historic frappài, past participle frappàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic or regional, transitive) to hem (a dress) with ruche
  2. (archaic or regional, intransitive) to paint or inlay foliage
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French frapper, fraper, or from Vulgar Latin frappāre; both from Frankish *hrapōn (to jerk; snatch).

Verb

frappàre (first-person singular present fràppo, first-person singular past historic frappài, past participle frappàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to shred, to rip into pieces
  2. (humorous, figurative) to shred, to destroy, to rip apart, to own (someone)
  3. (figurative, archaic) to cheat, to deceive
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Italian: affrappare
    • English: affrap (obsolete, rare)

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