Italian

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Etymology

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From aggrappare (to grab hold of) with replacement of the prefix with s-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zɡrapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sgrap‧pà‧re

Verb

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sgrappàre (first-person singular present sgràppo, first-person singular past historic sgrappài, past participle sgrappàto, auxiliary avére) (regional)

  1. to forcibly tear or rip out

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • sgrappare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana