lappare

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Etymology[edit]

Of Germanic origin, from German lappen, from Proto-Germanic *lapōną, *lapjaną (to lick; lap), from imitative Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b- (to lap, lick).

Verb[edit]

This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

lappàre (first-person singular present làppo, first-person singular past historic lappài, past participle lappàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to lap or lap up
  2. (transitive) to polish or burnish

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