Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ calappio +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ak.ka.lapˈpja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧lap‧pià‧re

Verb edit

accalappiàre (first-person singular present accalàppio, first-person singular past historic accalappiài, past participle accalappiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to catch, to snare (an animal)
  2. (transitive, by extension) to catch, to arrest (a person)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to deceive, to lure with flattery

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