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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French grappe, from Old French grappe, grape, crape (“cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes”), from graper, craper (“to pick grapes”, literally “to hook”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *krappo (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“hook”), *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, end, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (“hook”), Old High German krapfo (“hook”) (German Krapfe). More at cramp.
Pronunciation
Noun
grappe f (plural grappes)
- bunch, cluster
Usage notes
When used to quantify a stated object, the singular form of that object is used, contrary to English.
- une grappe de raisin ― a bunch of grapes
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrap.pe/
- Rhymes: -appe
- Hyphenation: gràp‧pe
Noun
grappe f
- plural of grappa
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Frankish *krappō.
Noun
grappe oblique singular, f (oblique plural grappes, nominative singular grappe, nominative plural grappes)
- grappling hook
- (collectively) fruits or flowers together
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grape)
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grappe, supplement)