engrapar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar [c. 1900].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]
• Homophone: engrapà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapí, past participle engrapat)

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Derived terms

• engrapadora

Further reading

• “engrapar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “engrapar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “engrapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “engrapar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾaˈpaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to clamp, cramp
2. (transitive) to staple

   Synonym: grapar