frappare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From frappa +‎ -are.

Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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Descendants
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  • Italian: affrappare
    • English: affrap (obsolete, rare)

Anagrams

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