Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French napper, derived from nappe (tablecloth), from Latin mappa (napkin). Doublet of mappare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /napˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: nap‧pà‧re

Verb

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nappàre (first-person singular present nàppo, first-person singular past historic nappài, past participle nappàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to chrome-tan (leather)
  2. (transitive, cooking) to cover (food) [with di ‘with a sauce’]

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