Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /frapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: frap‧pà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From frappa +‎ -are.

Verb edit

frappàre (first-person singular present fràppo, first-person singular past historic frappài, past participle frappàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic or regional, transitive) to hem (a dress) with ruche
  2. (archaic or regional, intransitive) to paint or inlay foliage
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Old French frapper, fraper, or from Vulgar Latin frappāre; both from Frankish *hrapōn (to jerk; snatch).

Verb edit

frappàre (first-person singular present fràppo, first-person singular past historic frappài, past participle frappàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to shred, to rip into pieces
  2. (humorous, figurative) to shred, to destroy, to rip apart, to own (someone)
  3. (figurative, archaic) to cheat, to deceive
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • Italian: affrappare
    • English: affrap (obsolete, rare)

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