frappa
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frappa
- third-person singular past historic of frapper
Italian edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French frape, of uncertain origin.
Noun edit
frappa f (plural frappe)
- a curl of tape used as a decoration
- (usually in the plural, central Italy) type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings
- Synonyms: (Piedmont) bugia, (Tuscany) cencio, (Lombardy) chiacchiera, crostolo, (Venice) galano, (Sardinia) meraviglia
- ruche, ruching, ruffle
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
frappa
- inflection of frappare: