chiappare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *clapāre, metathesis of *caplāre, contraction of Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum (“handle, hilt”). Compare Venetian ciapar, Friulian cjapâ, Lombard ciapà.
Verb
editchiappàre (first-person singular present chiàppo, first-person singular past historic chiappài, past participle chiappàto, auxiliary avére) (colloquial)
- (transitive) to catch
- Synonyms: agguantare, acchiappare
- (transitive) to grab
- Synonym: acchiappare
- (transitive) to surprise, to nab, to catch in the act
- Synonym: acchiappare
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of chiappàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
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