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Interlingua
Etymology
From Italian.
Noun
scarpa (plural scarpas)
- shoe
Italian
Etymology
From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*skarpa) or *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐍉 (*skarpō), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskar.pa/
- Rhymes: -arpa
- Hyphenation: scàr‧pa
Noun
scarpa f (plural scarpe)
- shoe (protective covering for the foot)
- Synonym: calzatura
- (architecture) juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the base of a tower or a boundary wall (buttress)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
- scarpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lombard
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɑːrpa/ (Milanese)
Noun
scarpa f
- shoe
Sicilian
Etymology
Ultimately of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃkaɾ.pa/
- Hyphenation: scàr‧pa
Noun
scarpa f (plural scarpi)
- (footwear) shoe
See also