clapa

See also: Cłapa

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clappa, from *clappare, from an onomatopoeic root klapp- or from a Germanic root *klappijan, compare English clap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkla.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkla.pa]

Noun

clapa f (plural clapes)

1. spot (of color)
2. bare patch (spot without color)

Derived terms

• clapejar
• claper

Related terms

• clap
• clapar

Further reading

• “clapa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “clapa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “clapa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Etymology 2

Verb

clapa

1. inflection of clapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: clapas, clapât

Verb

clapa

1. third-person singular past historic of claper