zappo

See also: zappò

Italian

Etymology 1

From the same source as Albanian cjap and Romanian țap (“he-goat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈt͡sap.po/, ^*/ˈd͡zap.po/
• Rhymes: -appo
• Hyphenation: zàp‧po

Noun

zappo m (plural zappi) (dialectal, central Italian)

1. he-goat

   Synonyms: caprone, becco

Further reading

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1080: “il becco” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zap.po/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sap.po/
• Rhymes: -appo
• Hyphenation: zàp‧po

Verb

zappo

1. first-person singular present indicative of zappare

Anagrams

• zoppa