zapa

See also: zapá

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.pa/
• Homophones: zapas, zapât

Verb

zapa

1. third-person singular past historic of zaper

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (English tap, German Zapfen, "bung"); compare the doublets tapa and tampa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθapɐ], (western) [ˈsapɐ]

Noun

zapa f (plural zapas)

1. bung hole of a barrel
2. bung of a barrel

   Synonym: tapón

3. trapdoor

   Synonym: zapón

Related terms

• zapar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zapa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zapa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Verb

zapa

1. inflection of zapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zapper.

Verb

a zapa (third-person singular present zapează, past participle zapat) 1st conj.

1. to channel-hop, channel surf

Conjugation

    conjugation of zapa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a zapa
gerund			zapând
past participle			zapat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	zapez	zapezi	zapează	zapăm	zapați	zapează
	imperfect	zapam	zapai	zapa	zapam	zapați	zapau
	simple perfect	zapai	zapași	zapă	zaparăm	zaparăți	zapară
	pluperfect	zapasem	zapaseși	zapase	zapaserăm	zapaserăți	zapaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să zapez	să zapezi	să zapeze	să zapăm	să zapați	să zapeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		zapează			zapați
	negative		nu zapa			nu zapați

Spanish

Etymology 1

Clipping of zapato.

Noun

zapa f (plural zapas)

1. shoe

Etymology 2

Verb

zapa

1. inflection of zapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

From Latin sappa (“mattock”).

Noun

zapa f (plural zapas)

1. shovel

Related terms

• zapar

 

Further reading

• “zapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014