Sardinian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *clapāre, present infinitive of *clapō (I catch), metathesized from *caplō, from Late Latin capulō (I catch).

Verb edit

tzappare (Nuorese)

  1. (transitive) to catch
    Synonyms: abbrancare, accassare, aggarrare, atzappare, tènnere, (archaic) tenturare
  2. (transitive) to find
    Synonyms: atzappare, acattare, cuberare, cumpudare, imbènnere, imbentzare, sejare, sudduire
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Etymology 2 edit

Derived from tzappu, tzappa (hoe) +‎ -are (verbal suffix)

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tzappare (Logudorese, Nuorese)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig
    Synonym: marrare
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to hoe
    Synonyms: (Nuorese) illeonare, (Logudorese) ispicconare, marrare, (Nuorese) marrintzeddare
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