chiappare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *clapāre, metathesis of *caplāre, contraction of Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum (“handle, hilt”). Compare Venetian ciapar, Friulian cjapâ, Lombard ciapà.
Verb[edit]
chiappàre (first-person singular present chiàppo, first-person singular past historic chiappài, past participle chiappàto, auxiliary avére) (colloquial)
- (transitive) to catch
- Synonyms: agguantare, acchiappare
- (transitive) to grab
- Synonym: acchiappare
- (transitive) to surprise, to nab, to catch in the act
- Synonym: acchiappare
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of chiappàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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