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Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ chiappare, from Vulgar Latin *clapāre, from Late Latin capulāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ak.kjapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧chiap‧pà‧re

Verb

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acchiappàre (first-person singular present acchiàppo, first-person singular past historic acchiappài, past participle acchiappàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to catch, to grab, to seize
  2. (transitive) to catch by surprise
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to strike, to hit
  4. (transitive, figurative, colloquial) to catch (an illness)

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